The runner-up, Denmark's Clara Tauson, left, stands while Russia's Mirra Andreeva is presented the winner's trophy by Sheikha Latifa after the Dubai Duty-Free Tennis Championship final match in Dubai,

Denmark will boost its defense spending to more than 3% of economic output as the nation seeks to counter an escalation in security threats from Russia.

The country’s defence budget would increase to over 3.2 per cent of GDP, as Nato nations face pressure from Trump to increase spending.

Denmark has warned that Russia could launch a "large-scale war" in Europe within the next five years. According to a recent Danish intelligence report, "there is currently no threat of a regular military attack on the Kingdom,

Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen has announced Denmark will raise the defence spending to 3% of the GDP with a hike of $7 billion over the next two years

Denmark’s Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen speaks as she ... if the war in Ukraine ends or is frozen, Russia would be able to pose a credible threat to one or more NATO countries in the Baltic Sea region within about two years if NATO doesn’t rearm ...

In an exclusive interview, Mette Frederiksen discusses the incident and new transatlantic tensions over NATO and Ukraine.

Brussels, dreaming of "sitting down at the negotiating table," really should find such a table and sit down at it to discuss the terms of assistance, diplomatic settlement and "territorial concessions" to Denmark.

The Danish Government, whilst recognising that there may be peace between Russia and Ukraine is still worried about future Russian incursions

Denmark will spend an additional 50bn kroner (€6.7bn) on defence over the next two years, amid the ongoing threat Russia poses to Europe, the Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen has announced.