Denmark will boost its defense spending to more than 3% of economic output as the nation seeks to counter an escalation in security threats from Russia.

Russia could be willing to use force against European NATO countries if it perceives NATO as weakened or divided, Denmark's defense intelligence agency said.

Russia's Mirra Andreeva returns to Denmark's Clara Tauson during the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championship final match in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, on Saturday, Feb. 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri)

The country’s defence budget would increase to over 3.2 per cent of GDP, as Nato nations face pressure from Trump to increase spending.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio insisted that President Donald Trump’s desire to acquire the Danish territory of Greenland is “not a joke.” At least one person, Russian President Vladimir Putin, is taking it very seriously.

Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen has announced Denmark will raise the defence spending to 3% of the GDP with a hike of $7 billion over the next two years

Denmark’s Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen speaks as she ... if the war in Ukraine ends or is frozen, Russia would be able to pose a credible threat to one or more NATO countries in the Baltic Sea region within about two years if NATO doesn’t rearm ...

Denmark will increase its military budget by a combined 50 billion crowns ($6.99 billion) this year and next to address acute shortcomings, most notably in surface-to-air missile defence systems, the prime minister said on Wednesday.

In an exclusive interview, Mette Frederiksen discusses the incident and new transatlantic tensions over NATO and Ukraine.

Intelligence agency assesses there is currently no threat of a regular military attack on Denmark, but same cannot be said about Greenland and Faroe Islands

The Danish Government, whilst recognising that there may be peace between Russia and Ukraine is still worried about future Russian incursions