Russian ambassador accuses minister of ‘cultural discrimination’
Russia’s ambassador to Denmark, Vladimir Barbin, has accused Minister for Culture Ane Halsboe-Jørgensen of ’censorship’ and ’discrimination’ after she ordered the cancellation of a number of performances by the Russian National Ballet and…
MoreAmbassador speculates about NATO membership
The increasing number of Finns who see Russia as a threat has led to a ‘decisive shift’ in the country’s attitude towards membership of NATO, Denmark’s ambassador to Finland, Jakob Nymann-Lindegren, said yesterday….
MoreNordics agree on military aid to Ukraine
In a joint Nordic front, Denmark, Sweden, Finland, and Norway have all sent, or agreed to send, substantial small-arms and anti-tank materiel to aid Ukraine. On Sunday, Prime Minister, Mette Frederiksen announced Denmark would…
MoreRussia-Ukraine: More reaction
War casualties could be treated in Denmark….Supermarkets remove Russian products….Russian ship turned away from UK heading for Denmark…Universities cut academic ties to Russia… Denmark is ready to treat war casualties from Ukraine. After…
MoreWork on Baltic Pipe resumes
Work is set to resume on the Baltic Pipe project which has been halted due to Danish environmental issues. The pipeline is designed to reduce Poland’s reliance on Russian gas by linking Norwegian…
MoreMærsk stops all transport to Russia
Danish shipping giant A.P. Møller-Maersk has suspended operations in Russia, saying it is ‘deeply concerned by the war in Ukraine.’ “As the stability and safety of our operations is already being directly and…
MoreVirus updates
The number of people infected by Covid rose slightly, Tuesday as 18,561 new corona cases were confirmed. 27% of 67,831 PCR tests taken over the 24-hour period came back positive – however, the…
MoreKofod to condemn Russian lies at UNHCR today
Foreign Minister Jeppe Kofod will directly reject ‘Russian lies’ about genocide in a speech to the United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHRC) in Geneva today. Mr Kofod, scheduled to speak directly after…
MorePutin’s nuclear threat to Denmark
President Putin could be tempted to detonate a nuclear weapon close to Denmark if he’s pushed, an independent, Moscow-based military analyst has warned. In an interview with the BBC, Pavel Felgenhauer said Putin,…
MoreDKK150m in humanitarian aid
Denmark is sending a further DKK150m ($22.5m) in humanitarian aid to Ukraine – DKK100m for Danish aid organisations operating in and around the country and DKK50m to be divided equally between the refugee…
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