Denmark to buy long-range precision weapons to counter Russian threat

Denmark will acquire long-range precision weapons, after years of cuts to its military budget, to counter the threat posed to Europe by Russia, even as there was no immediate risk of attack to the Nordic country, Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said. Denmark this year boosted its military budget to address acute shortcomings in the wake of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022. "There is no doubt that Russia will be a threat to Europe and Denmark for years to come," Frederiksen told reporters on Wednesday, adding there was no immediate risk of an attack on Denmark.