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The Independent: Russia threatens Denmark with nuclear weapons

Russia threatened to send its nuclear missiles to Danish warships if this Scandinavian state joins NATO’s missile defense system.

In his commentary, which provoked anger in Copenhagen, the Russian ambassador to Denmark stated that steps towards further integration with the Western military alliance would be a “threat to Russia”, and Denmark would have to face certain consequences.

In an interview with the Jyllands-Posten newspaper, Mikhail Vanin said: “I do not think that Denmark fully understands the consequences of what will happen if Denmark joins the US-led missile defense system. If this happens, the Danish warships will become targets for Russian nuclear missiles. ”

According to the publication Copenhagen Post, Vanin added that, although this is, of course, the decision of the Danes, relations between the countries will worsen, and "you will lose money and security."

This threat sounded amid growing tensions in Eastern Europe, and last night David Cameron and other European leaders decided to extend the sanctions against Russia until the conditions of the Ukrainian peace agreement are met.

Danish Foreign Minister Martin Lidegaard condemned the use of threats by a Russian diplomat.

“This is completely unacceptable,” he said. - Russia knows very well that the NATO missile defense system is protective. We do not agree with Russia on many important issues, but it is important that the tone of our relations remain as positive as possible. ”

A British official who arrived in Brussels yesterday, 21 in March, prepared to spell out Mr. Cameron’s plan to create a 20 billion fund, the purpose of which should be to help strengthen democratic institutions in various countries threatened by the Kremlin.

“The long-term interest of the United Kingdom is that we want to see strong and stable states on the border of Eastern Europe,” said one official. “This is a long-term investment aimed at preventing the next Ukraine.”

In the Baltic countries, fears of an attack by order of Vladimir Putin reached such a high point that Lithuania, which does not even have a common land border with Russia, introduced universal military duty.

Between Lithuania and Russia is Belarus, headed by pro-Russian President Alexander Lukashenko. It supports the Russian bases, whose number of troops has increased significantly over the past few weeks.

Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaite stated that it was necessary to adopt a law on universal conscription in the country in order to increase the size of the army, which now totals only 15 thousand people.

Lithuanian Defense Minister Vytautas Zukas said: “The critical shortage of soldiers prevents us from being properly prepared and poses a real threat to our national sovereignty.”

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