Denmark will ship a NATO battalion to Latvia subsequent yr to assist assist the Baltic state following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the defence ministry mentioned Tuesday.
“As of mid-2024, Denmark will make a battalion available to NATO for the defence of the Baltic states, which will be deployed in Latvia part of the year and the rest of the year in Denmark, where it will be on standby ready to go to the Baltic states in the event of a crisis,” a ministry assertion mentioned.
The battalion is predicted to made up of between 700 and 1,200 troops.
“The composition and the size of the battalion, as well as the duration of the specific deployments, will depend on NATO and its allies’ needs”, in addition to the Danish forces’ deployment prospects, the assertion added.
Former Soviet states on NATO’s jap entrance have known as for the alliance to spice up defence capability within the area.
Denmark is a part of a everlasting NATO mission within the area dubbed the Enhanced Forward Presence and final March despatched 225 troopers to Estonia.
Source: www.anews.com.tr
