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DENMARK AND UKRAINE

Denmark to give Ukraine 5.8 billion kroner for military equipment

Denmark will give Ukraine a further 5.8 billion kroner ($833 million), mainly to finance air defences, ammunition and tanks, the defence ministry said.

Published: 13 September 2023 11:16 CEST
Denmark to give Ukraine 5.8 billion kroner for military equipment
Defence Minister Troels Lund Poulsen confirmed Denmark will give Ukraine a further 5.8 billion kroner ($833 million), mainly to finance air defences, ammunition and tanks. File photo: Ida Marie Odgaard/Ritzau Scanpix

“For Ukraine to be able to continue defending itself against Russia’s illegal invasion, it is essential that countries like Denmark maintain their military and economic support,” Defence Minister Troels Lund Poulsen said.

Before this announcement, Denmark’s total aid pledged to Ukraine was 13.6 billion kroner.

“We are doing this today with the largest Danish financial contribution to date,” he said.

Spread across three years, the donation is the Scandinavian country’s 12th and will cover tanks, vehicles, tank ammunition and anti-aircraft guns.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky recently visited Denmark, where he examined F-16 fighter jets after Washington approved their transfer from Denmark and the Netherlands to Ukraine.

READ ALSO: KEY POINTS: What is in Danish government’s proposed budget for 2024?

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  1. Militaristic madness has taken over this country, likeways all countries which are submitted to USA’s agenda and its war against Russia through its proxy, the puppet and corrupt regime in Ukraine, the consequences are paid by the citizens…

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DENMARK AND UKRAINE

Denmark hopes to start training Ukraine pilots by summer’s end

Denmark is putting the final touches on plans to start training Ukrainian F-16 fighter pilots on its soil by the end of summer, the government said Friday.

Published: 16 June 2023 13:24 CEST
Denmark hopes to start training Ukraine pilots by summer's end

“We are looking at the details”, a Danish defence ministry spokesman told news wire AFP.

Denmark’s acting defence minister Troels Lund Poulsen said in Brussels on Thursday that he hoped to present a concrete plan, before the NATO summit in
Vilnius in July, on the start of the training starting “by the end of the summer vacation.”

The training is expected to take place at the Skrydstrup base in western Denmark, where the F-16s are based, and last for about a year.

A coalition of Kyiv’s European backers led by the Netherlands and Denmark has said it will help teach Ukrainian pilots.

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