EU state’s PM claims Russia inspired hoarding canned food
Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen has said she is stocking up on essentials in case of a hostile move by Moscow
Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen has been stocking canned food and other essentials in case of a potential Russian attack.
In an interview on Friday with local broadcaster DR, the PM claimed she was following instructions on how to prepare issued by the country’s emergency management agency earlier this year.
“I follow the authorities’ recommendations, and I think the Danes should do the same,” Frederiksen stated, citing Russia as a risk to Denmark’s security.
She went on to claim “It is not because we expect an offensive war against Denmark, as we have seen in Ukraine, but the risk of another type of attack is there, such as a hybrid attack or cyberattack.”
Frederiksen then cited the country’s defense intelligence services, which warned that Russia was arming so rapidly it could be in a position to attack a NATO country within a few years.
“It is crucial that we stand together. This requires both defense and deterrence in relation to Russia,” she argued.
Frederiksen pointed out that modern society is very dependent on electricity and mobile phones, which underscores its vulnerability.
“So, it is in that light that one must prepare,” the prime minister concluded.
Earlier this year, Denmark’s emergency management agency informed the public how much water, food, and medicine individuals needed to get through a crisis situation lasting three days.
Several other Nordic countries have also reportedly published information advising their populations on how to prepare for a possible war or other unexpected crisis. In November, Sweden started sending out millions of updated booklets entitled “In case of crisis or war.”
Finland has launched a new website on “preparing for incidents and crises,” while Norwegians have reportedly begun receiving pamphlets urging them to be prepared to survive on their own for a week in the event of extreme weather, war, or other threats.
NATO has long declared Russia to be a direct threat, and Western officials have repeatedly claimed that if Moscow wins the Ukraine conflict, it could then attack other European countries.
Russian President Vladimir Putin has dismissed any possibility of a military advance by Moscow against NATO countries as “nonsense.”
Putin said in an interview with US journalist Tucker Carlson in February that NATO leaders are trying to scare their people with an imaginary threat from Moscow, but that “smart people understand perfectly well that this is a fake.”
