According to Reuters, Denmark’s Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen announced that Denmark has reached a defence agreement with the United States. This agreement will allow U.S. soldiers and military equipment to be permanently located on Danish soil. The 10-year agreement comes after the United States signed similar pacts with Finland and Sweden earlier in the month.
During a press conference, Frederiksen stated, “This means that American soldiers and equipment can be permanently stationed on Danish soil.” The negotiations for this agreement began in February of the previous year and are set to be signed later this week. The agreement will not come into force until necessary legislation has been adopted, which is expected to be about a year from now.
Finland, on the other hand, signed a defence cooperation agreement with the United States, granting the U.S. military broad access across the Nordic country to the vicinity of its long border with Russia. Similarly, Sweden also signed a similar agreement earlier in December. Norway, which shares a short border with Russia, previously signed an agreement in 2021 with the United States to regulate U.S. military activity on its soil.
These recent developments reflect a shift in the geopolitical landscape of the region.
The article concludes with the names of the reporters, Louise Breusch Rasmussen and Jacob Gronholt-Pedersen, and mentions that the article has been edited by Alex Richardson.
