Denmark may commit to sending 800 more troops to the Baltic States, that country's prime minister, Mette Frederiksen, said Wednesday. The Danish premier was in Estonia and appeared at a joint press conference with Prime Minister Kaja Kallas (Reform) at Tapa.
A contingent of over 200 Danish military personnel arrived at Ämari air base on Friday, ready to contribute to the NATO Enhanced Forward Presence (eFP) Battlegroup based at Tapa.
Denmark is responding to Russia's actions on the Ukrainian border by strengthening its defense capabilities in the Baltic Sea, the Danish ambassador to Estonia has said.
0 >Ambassadors of Norway, Denmark and Sweden arriving at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Friday morning, on the centenary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Estonia and the three nations. Source: Ministry of Foreign Affairs
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs marked a century of diplomatic relations with Norway, Sweden and Denmark Friday, hosting ambassadors of the three countries.
New foreign minister Eva-Maria Liimets (Center) welcomed Norwegian ambassador Else Berit Eikeland, Kristina Miskowiak Beckvard – Danish ambassador, and Mikael Eriksson (Sweden), on the 100th anniversary since the countries recognized Estonian independence de jure.
Arriving in some style at the foreign ministry in a vintage car of the era being marked, the ambassadors listened to a welcome speech where Liimets noted Estonia considered Denmark, Norway and Sweden strategic, like-minded partners at the bilateral and regional level as well as in many international organ