Denmark could send tanks to Ukraine
Less than one week after Defence Minister Jacob Ellemann Jensen said Denmark wouldn’t be donating tanks to Ukraine because they act as a deterrent for Danish defence and are also needed for training…
MoreGovernment leaders make secret trip to Ukraine
The government has promised full support to Ukraine for the reconstruction process but still hasn’t agreed to give the Leopard-2 tanks that are desperately needed. Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen, Defence Minister Jacob Ellemann-Jensen,…
MoreIslamaphobe burns Koran outside Copenhagen embassies
Danish anti-Islamist Rasmus Paludan burned a copy of the Koran outside a mosque in Copenhagen, Friday, before driving away and doing the same in front of the Turkish and Russian embassies, just one…
MoreGovernment inks DKK1.7bn deal with Israeli arms company
The government has signed a deal with controversial Israeli arms manufacturer Elbit Systems to supply artillery and rocket launchers in excess of DKK1.7bn ($250m) to replace the 19 French-made Caesar howitzers donated to…
MoreWomen needed to boost Danish military
The Danish military doesn’t have the capability to protect Denmark and will need far more active personnel in the future, which means that young women will need to be conscripted on equal terms…
MoreNew Right – new crisis
The New Right (Nye Borgerlige) won six seats at the November 1st election but now has no more than four after MP Mikkel Bjørn Sørensen defected to the Danish People’s Party (DPP), Tuesday,…
MoreForeign Minister concerned about Sweden’s NATO bid following Danish extremist’s ‘shameful’ act
Foreign Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen has expressed hope that Danish anti-Islamist Rasmus Paludan’s Koran-burning episode outside the Turkish embassy in Stockholm over the weekend won’t affect Sweden’s bid to join NATO. After Turkish…
MoreDanish anti-Islamist burns Koran in Sweden…again
Danish anti-Islamist Rasmus Paludan’s latest Koran-burning episode has sparked off an angry response throughout the Muslim world. Although the far-right politician was given a permit by the Swedish authorities to set fire to…
MoreDenmark agrees to send Caesar howitzers to Ukraine
After weeks of deliberation the government has agreed to donate 19 French-made Caesar howitzers to Ukraine. Ukraine made the initial request for the howitzers in October last year and although the Danish military is in…
MoreParties on the right turn against ‘all powerful’ Liberal leader
Parties on the right have accused Liberal (Venstre) leader Jacob Ellemann-Jensen of exerting ‘absolute power’ – the same charge he levelled at Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen for years before joining her in government….
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