US EditionDenmark to deploy new regiment on Baltic island amid security concerns
- The Danish government plans to form a new battalion-sized unit called the Bornholm Regiment, consisting of 500 to 900 soldiers, to strengthen defenses on the island of Bornholm, as reported by national media DR.
- Currently, 200 soldiers are stationed in a reconnaissance unit on Bornholm, which will be replaced by the new regiment to ensure a permanent defensive presence.
- Denmark's defense spending will increase to three percent of GDP, with an additional 50 billion kroner allocated over the next two years due to rising threats from Russia, as stated by the defense ministry.
- Defense Minister Troels Lund Poulsen emphasized the need to defend Denmark amid deteriorating security, particularly focusing on Bornholm's strategic importance.
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