800 Denmark soldiers have been displaced to Latvia Within the framework of a Mission of the four months long. The objective is to reinforce that border that the Atlantic Alliance shares with Russia.
As the Danish television channel collects the head of the Army of Denmark, Peter Boysen, has indicated that It is very important to strengthen NATO’s eastern flank. “It is evident that This time we face a more serious threat “he says.
In that sense, Boysen stressed that “The only thing that Russians respect, in my opinion, is the great hammer. And that is what we now send to Latvia with a strongly armed combat battalion. “
Specifically, Denmark has displaced until Latvia Combat tanks and infantry combat vehicles. “The Danish contribution is one of NATO’s most powerful on the eastern flank,” said the head of the Denmark army.
What is sought with this mission is to make NATO collective deterrence stronger. The presence of those hundreds of soldiers in the vicinity of the border between Latvia and Russia wants Transmitting to Moscow the message that an attack on Baltic countries would have serious consequences.
Regarding the consequences that could have a Potential Peace Agreement between Russia and Ukraineon the eastern flank of NATO are uneasy. The Jette Albinus division general, commander in chief of NATO forces in Latvia, has expressed in this regard that “Here is a very clear feeling of concern and uncertainty.”
“Everyone is clear that A possible peace agreement in Ukraine will mean that Russia can represent a much greater threat, because it can move its forces to the border with the Baltic countries “Albinus said.
