In an interview with Jyllands-Posten newspaper, Denmark’s defense minister has raised the urgency of the risks posed by Russia following new data showing Russia’s military production capacity is increasing “significantly”. suggested.
According to the newspaper, Troels Rand Poulsen cited an assessment based on new information on security threats. According to the newspaper, he said Russia could be able to attack members of the NATO defense zone within three to five years, consistent with previous predictions by Western intelligence agencies.
Denmark’s defense minister, who stressed there was no direct military threat to Denmark, made the comments after meeting with European colleagues and visiting Poland last week, saying other countries had expressed similar concerns. Ta.
Members of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization are increasingly concerned about Russia’s ability to rapidly expand weapons production as its economy moves toward combat readiness. According to Estonian estimates, Russia is expected to produce 3.5 million shells this year. By contrast, Europe is expected to be able to produce about 1.4 million shells by the end of the year.
Other Nordic officials have also issued statements in the past few weeks highlighting changes to the threat assessment. Sweden’s Minister of Civil Defense Karl-Oskar Bolin said last month that “war is a possibility in Sweden.” The comments sparked widespread public outrage in Northern Europe’s largest country, which is joining the 32-nation alliance.
Admiral Rob Bauer, chairman of the NATO Military Committee, told a conference in Oslo on Tuesday that there is a need to instill a sense at a societal level that the West has entered a new era of collective self-defense.
“While the Russian threat is felt very clearly in many of our allies in the East, that has not yet happened in countries with different geographic locations,” Bauer said. “But that’s why so many military and political voices are now speaking out about the need for preparedness.”
With assistance from Niclas Rolander and Natalia Drozdiak.
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