Mass public support for Ukrainian refugees…and sanctions
An overwhelming majority of the electorate supports providing shelter for Ukrainian refugees in this country and also hardline sanctions on Russia. The latest Voxmeter survey for news agency Ritzau shows 84.6% of voters…
MoreDanish journalists wounded
A journalist and a photographer from tabloid daily Ekstra-Bladet were shot and injured while reporting from eastern Ukraine on Saturday. Journalist Stefan Weichert and photographer Emil Filtenborg Mikkelsen, two freelancers on assignment for…
MoreRussia warns Finland, Sweden
Denmark’s Nordic neighbours, Finland and Sweden, have dismissed warnings from Moscow that their possible joining of NATO would trigger ‘serious military-political consequences.’ After the Russian Foreign Ministry voiced concern about what it described…
MoreVirus updates
Rapid decrease in infections….Health Ministry eases entry restrictions for travellers…. The number of people infected by Covid is decreasing rapidly – only 16.454 new corona cases were confirmed, Sunday, the lowest daily figure…
MoreUkraine’s ambassador ready to fight
Ukraine’s ambassador to Denmark has urged his fellow countrymen in Denmark to return home and join the fight against the Russian invaders – and is ready to pull on a uniform himself if…
MoreRussian ambassador summoned to Foreign Ministry…again
For the second time this week, Russian Ambassador to Denmark Vladimir Barbin was summoned by the Danish Foreign Ministry, Thursday, over the Ukraine crisis. In a press release later, Foreign Minister Jeppe Kofod…
MorePM: We’re ready for Ukrainian refugees
Denmark is ready to provide shelter for war refugees fleeing Ukraine following the Russian invasion, Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said at a press briefing, Thursday, but declined to say how many. The Ukrainian…
MoreDenmark ups military readiness – 20 fighter jets to NATO
A nearly unanimous parliament last night backed the government’s proposals to strengthen military readiness in response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. At a press conference earlier in the day Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen…
MoreDKK50m emergency humanitarian aid to Ukraine
In addition to strengthening NATO’s military readiness, Denmark is sending DKK50m ($8m) in emergency humanitarian aid to Ukraine. DKK 30m is earmarked for the UN mission in the country and DKK20m for the…
MorePrime Minister calls for more defence spending
The Ukraine crisis should trigger ‘significantly more funding’ for Danish Defence in the next military spending bill, Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said yesterday. At a press briefing, the PM said she’s expecting a…
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