Denmark announced a new USD 247.4 million military aid package for Ukraine on Thursday and made an urgent appeal to allies to step up donations to help the country in its war with Russia.
The package will bring Denmark’s total donations to Ukraine to USD 4.84 billion since Russia’s invasion two years ago. The NATO member has been a staunch supporter of Ukraine and is among the biggest contributors of military aid relative to the size of its economy.
“It is necessary to emphasize that if they (Ukraine) are to succeed on the battlefield, more donations must come now,” Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen told reporters.
“It’s in this light that we continue to make further Danish donations in the hope that more countries will do the same, not in six or 12 months, but now when the need is very, very big,” she added.
Funds for the new donation will be taken from the 7 billion Danish crowns (USD 1.02 bn) that the Nordic country allocated to a fund set up for civil, military, and business donations to Ukraine in March last year.
Even more help
Furthermore, Denmark, which, together with the Netherlands and the United States, is spearheading a coalition to help Ukraine establish a future air force, expects to make its first delivery of F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine this summer, Frederiksen said.
The country also joined other allies, including the U.K. and Germany, in signing a 10-year security agreement with Ukraine.
“It is necessary to emphasize that if they (Ukraine) are to succeed on the battlefield, more donations must come now,” Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen told reporters.
“It’s in this light that we continue to make further Danish donations in the hope that more countries will do the same, not in six or 12 months, but now when the need is very, very big,” she added.
Funds for the new donation will be taken from the 7 billion Danish crowns (USD 1.02 bn) that the Nordic country allocated to a fund set up for civil, military, and business donations to Ukraine in March last year.
Even more help
Furthermore, Denmark, which, together with the Netherlands and the United States, is spearheading a coalition to help Ukraine establish a future air force, expects to make its first delivery of F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine this summer, Frederiksen said.
The country also joined other allies, including the U.K. and Germany, in signing a 10-year security agreement with Ukraine.
Source: Reuters
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