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Denmark and two islands — tiny Bornholm in the Baltic Sea and Greenland, the largest in the world — find themselves caught between Russia, the old Cold War rival, and the U.S., the (theoretically) protecting power. “For the first time in 80 years, we are threatened from both sides,” observes Jonas Parello-Plesner, executive director of the Alliance of Democracies Foundation and a former Danish diplomat, from Copenhagen. “We are in a world on the brink of collapse.”

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Denmark, after World War II, was neither neutral, like its neighbor Sweden, nor pacifist [...] “We gave very little thought to territorial defense,” Parello-Plesner reflects. “Now, suddenly, with Ukraine, we’re not on the front line [against Russia], but we are on the second line, precisely in Bornholm. And on the other side, in the west [in Greenland], we were used to having our friend, partner, and ally.”

Not anymore, and all of this is very much present on the Baltic island. “If we want to send a message to the United States,” says a soldier during an informal conversation, “we could send our guys from Bornholm to Greenland.”

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[–] MonsterMonster@lemmy.world 23 points 23 hours ago (2 children)

One would almost think that Russia and the USA are working together in a coordinated assault.

[–] WanderWisley@lemmy.world 6 points 20 hours ago (1 children)

Be careful with big thinking like that they might throw you in the gulag for it.

[–] trollercoaster@sh.itjust.works 2 points 19 hours ago

Why all the way to the gulag, if the window is so close?

[–] thelivefive@startrek.website 2 points 17 hours ago

"Hey Western hemisphere, you better let us protect you from Russia, or else."

"Hey Eastern hemisphere, you better let us protect you from U.S.A, or else."