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A Russian woman was arrested in Denmark and charged with helping a foreign intelligence service operate in the country, the Danish national broadcaster DR reported on June 11, citing the Danish Police Intelligence Service (PET). The case, which relates to a Russian state fund, is still being investigated. PET reportedly expects to release the Russian national after questioning. “The case is related to a story in several European media about a Russian state fund and is not related to the recent elections to the European Parliament,” PET reportedly said, providing no further details. The arreste...
Kyiv Independent (UK)
During a meeting between Ruslan Kravchenko, head of the Kyiv Regional Military Administration, and Ole Egberg Mikkelsen, the Danish Ambassador to Ukraine, priority projects for the Kyiv region were discussed. The talks focused on enhancing regional security by acquiring more military equipment for anti-aircraft units. Other topics included the need for reconstruction in the region, for housing, schools, and hospitals. "All children should be able to study and attend daycare. And this is impossible without well-equipped shelters,” Kravchenko said. The parties talked about the importance of impr...
Kyiv Independent (UK)
The Netherlands would not object to Ukraine using Dutch-supplied F-16 fighter jets to strike targets inside Russia as a means of self-defense, Dutch Foreign Minister Hanke Bruins Slot said on May 31. "If you have the right to self-defense, there are no borders for the use of weapons. This is a general principle," she said at an informal meeting of NATO foreign ministers in Prague in comments reported by RFE/RL. Bruins Slot's comments come a day after Denmark said Ukraine may use Danish-supplied F-16 jets to strike military targets in Russian territory, as this would be "within the rules of war...
Kyiv Independent (UK)
Ukraine refused to accept some outdated Leopard 1A5 battle tanks from Denmark and Germany due to numerous defects, Danish broadcaster DR reported on May 24, citing Danish Defense Ministry documents. The defense ministers of Denmark, Germany, and the Netherlands promised to send Kyiv at least 100 refurbished Leopard 1A5s from industrial stocks. The documents said the first tanks were scheduled to be delivered in July 2023. However, the shipment was reportedly delayed because the German defense company KMW faced difficulties in preparing them. Only 20 tanks had been delivered as of September las...
Kyiv Independent (UK)
Key updates on May 16: Zelensky in Kharkiv: Situation 'difficult' but 'under control,' Russia suffers lossesDenmark announces more than $815 million in new military assistance for UkraineMinister: Russia captures, shoots civilians in northern VovchanskSource: Ukrainian drones attack Russian defense manufacturer's facilities in TulaPartisans: Ammunition depot hit at Belbek airfield in occupied CrimeaPresident Volodymyr Zelensky visited Kharkiv on May 16 and received reports from military commanders on the battlefield situation in the oblast. Russia launched anew offensive with 30,000 troops on ...
Kyiv Independent (UK)
The leaders of Germany, Denmark, and the Netherlands, along with the Secretary General of the Council of Europe, confirmed their participation in the upcoming global peace summit following phone calls with President Volodymyr Zelensky on May 8. The peace summit will be held in Switzerland on June 15-16, and will focus on peace in Ukraine under the terms of Zelensky's 10-point peace formula, a plan that calls for a complete withdrawal of Russian troops from occupied Ukrainian lands. Zelensky spoke with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz about continued defense cooperation between Ukraine and Germany...
Kyiv Independent (UK)
The Danish Foreign Ministry announced on May 7 a new 250 million kroner ($33.2 million) humanitarian aid package for Ukraine. Denmark, one of Kyiv's key supporters throughout Russia's full-scale invasion, has recently announced an additional $633 million in military support for Kyiv. About 40% of Ukraine's population is in need of humanitarian aid, the ministry said, citing U.N. data. "The humanitarian situation in Ukraine is extremely serious," said Dan Jorgensen, the Danish development cooperation minister. Subscribe to newsletter War Notes "Millions of Ukrainians have been displaced, thousa...
Kyiv Independent (UK)
The Danish parliament agreed to add 4.4 billion Danish kroner ($633 million) in military support to the country's Ukraine Fund in 2024, the Danish Foreign Ministry announced on April 25. With these additional funds, total financing for military support under the Danish Ukraine Fund in 2023-2028 will amount to 64.8 billion Danish kroner ($9.3 billion). Most of these funds set aside for 2024 have already been allocated, leading Danish MPs to add an additional $633 million. "From the start of the war, Denmark has been one of the most active donor countries," Danish Defense Minister Troels Lund Po...
Kyiv Independent (UK)
Commander-in-Chief of the Danish Armed Forces Michael Wiggers Hyldgaard visited Kyiv and met his counterpart Oleksandr Syrskyi and Defense Minister Rustem Umerov on April 20, Ukraine's Commander-in-Chief wrote on Facebook. Wiggers Hyldgaard was appointed in early April. His predecessor, Flemming Lenfter, was dismissed on April 3 as he failed to report malfunctioning weapon systems during Houthi militants' drone attack on a Danish frigate in the Red Sea, reportedly putting the crew of 175 at risk. During the meeting, Wiggers Hyldgaard, Umerov, and Syrskyidiscussed Ukraine's needs on the front l...
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