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The government announced Wednesday that it will acquire long-range precision weapons. According to a military analyst, this could alter the dynamics between Denmark and Russia, and it’s not necessarily a smart move, he says.

Expert is critical of Danish military buildup

Illustration: Mads D'Alterio Djervig. Originalfoto: Valery Sherifulin / Ritzau Scanpix
Illustration: Mads D'Alterio Djervig. Originalfoto: Valery Sherifulin / Ritzau Scanpix
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Prime minister Mette Frederiksen (Socialdemokratiet, S) calls it a paradigm shift in Danish defense policy. The Russian ambassador to Denmark, Vladimir Barbin, calls it sheer madness.

Alexander Høgsberg Tetzlaff, a military analyst at the Center for Military Studies, calls it surprising, historic, and not necessarily the right direction for Danish defense policy.

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