Ukraine to receive $250 million in military aid from Denmark
Denmark will provide Ukraine with military assistance worth DKK 1.7 billion (about $250 million), which will include mine-resistant armored vehicles, ammunition, bridge builders, and money for air defense.
This was stated by the acting head of the Danish Ministry of Defense, Troels Lund Poulsen, after a meeting of the Foreign Policy Committee.
– “This (aid package – Ed.) means that we are helping Ukrainian air defense. It is in demand (in Ukraine – Ed.),” he said.
It is noted that this donation is the largest to date from Denmark and is aimed at supporting the Ukrainian offensive.
– “This will help support the capacity that the Ukrainian side lacks for a successful offensive now that the Ukrainians are planning to regain the territories occupied by the Russians,” said Troels Lund Poulsen.
The total amount of Danish assistance to Ukraine has reached 11 billion Danish kroner.
Deployment of Danish troops in Latvia
In addition, Denmark will offer NATO a battalion of troops to defend the Baltic States from mid-2024.
It is expected that the battalion will consist of 700-1200 soldiers and will be deployed part of the year in Latvia and part of the year in Denmark. It is planned that the battalion will be deployed for four to six months a year.
A few days ago, 800 Danish soldiers returned home from a mission in Latvia because the army lacks resources.
Foreign Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen says the purpose of the deployment in Latvia is to have a battalion ready to deploy to the Baltic states in a crisis situation, given the “current security situation.”
– “In addition to Ukraine, which is the top priority because Ukraine’s security is our security, we had a strategic discussion with the Committee today about the use of our military resources around the world in the coming years in light of the completely new security policy landscape, where we now have a war in Europe, which of course means that we have to increase our presence there and use more resources for territorial integrity and an expanded presence in the Baltic States,” he says.
“At the same time, the redeployment of Danish troops to Latvia means that their presence in Iraq will be reduced in the future. Danish forces in that country will be replaced by another NATO member state.
Spurce: DR
Photo: Forsvarsministeriet