“Although a reliable and useful member of NATO,”
Besides their geographical position, they’re useless.
rxh4n1: "Besides their geographical position, they’re useless."
Denmark is a small country whose annual defense budget is barely $6 billion.
However, Denmark is contributing 19 F-16 fighters to Ukraine and buying 27 F-35s from the US, at a cost of over $100 million each.
Also, Denmark is the world's largest contributor to Ukraine in terms of percent of their GDP -- 1.8% of Denmark's GDP to Ukraine.
A similar contribution by the US would be over half a trillion dollars.
Denmark’s geographic position is highly consequential. With NATO backing, Denmark has the ability to surveille and control Russian access to the Atlantic from the Baltic. That severely limits Russian naval operations. In addition, Denmark has a record of being helpful in diplomatic and intelligence matters.