The Danish Prime Minister warned of the risk of a new wave of Russian aggression against Europe
Russia is preparing for a possible new wave of aggression against European countries, said Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen. She emphasized that the main factor currently preventing the conflict from escalating is the Russian army’s heavy losses in the war against Ukraine.
Acting Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen made this statement in an interview with the Polish newspaper Gazeta Wyborcza.
Responding to journalists’ questions about whether Russia is capable of extending hostilities beyond Ukraine’s borders, the Danish official noted that such a scenario is entirely possible.
“Unfortunately, such a scenario is possible. I cannot predict exactly how or where the situation will escalate. Nor can I predict what we will be facing. But I am certain that a new wave of aggression from Russia awaits us,” Frederiksen said.
She noted that Copenhagen fully shares Poland’s tough stance on the Russian threat, which is based on historical experience. The Danish prime minister emphasized that the war unleashed by the Kremlin is directed against the entire European security architecture, so the Western world has only one option—“to support Ukraine with all our might and at any cost.”
Analyzing possible forms of Russian expansion, Frederiksen suggested that the first stage would involve an intensification of hybrid attacks. “Perhaps some kind of operation under a foreign flag? Or some new form of hybrid warfare? It’s happening everywhere; the Russians are constantly violating borders. What is holding them back are the losses they are suffering in Ukraine. They are stuck; the war is consuming most of their military resources, including human resources,” the Danish prime minister concluded, adding that Europe is now much better prepared to repel such attacks than it was a few years ago.
As is known, Liechtenstein has confirmedits intention to join the expanded partial agreement on the creation of a special tribunal to punish Russia for the crime of aggression. Earlier, it was reported that Belgium would join the expanded partial agreement on the special tribunal to investigate Russia’s crime of aggression against Ukraine.
Finland had previously joined the effort to establish a special tribunal against Russia.
Earlier, Austria officially confirmed its intention to join the Expanded Partial Agreement on the Special Tribunal regarding Russia’s crime of aggression against Ukraine.
France has joined the agreement on a special tribunal regarding Russia’s aggression
Council of Europe Secretary General Alain Berset stated that a special tribunal on the crime of aggression against Ukraine could be established as early as this year following the approval of an international agreement.
