BRUSSELS, June 13 (Reuters) - Germany and Denmark on

Thursday signed a letter of intent to strengthen their military

cooperation, as both countries consider further aligning their

defence procurement in the face of what they perceive as an

increasingly hostile Russia.

The neighbours, both straddling the North and the Baltic

Seas, have been working closely together in the Baltic Sea, and

Denmark is supporting with 125 million euros Germany's immediate

action initiative to supply Ukraine with desperately needed air

defences.