https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Denmark in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Sweden and Denmark announced on Tuesday that they plan to procure air defence systems worth 2.6 billion kronor ($290 million) for Ukraine, as the war-torn country struggles to fend off massive Russian bombardments. https://www.thelocal.dk/20260203/sweden-and-denmark-pledge-290-million-to-ukraine-air-defence Tue, 03 Feb 2026 14:54:22 +0100 sweden-and-denmark-pledge-290-million-to-ukraine-air-defence Prime Minister Frederiksen says she sees no issue with her husband’s involvement in production of a documentary film about Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky. https://www.thelocal.dk/20251021/danish-pm-frederiksen-questioned-over-husbands-involvement-in-zelensky-documentary Tue, 21 Oct 2025 18:27:03 +0200 danish-pm-frederiksen-questioned-over-husbands-involvement-in-zelensky-documentary Denmark's political parties have agreed unanimously to support a future decision to contribute Danish troops to a peacekeeping force in Ukraine, if required to police a future ceasefire with Russia, the country's government announced on Monday afternoon. https://www.thelocal.dk/20250310/danish-parliament-backs-sending-peacekeepers-to-ukraine Mon, 10 Mar 2025 18:00:32 +0100 danish-parliament-backs-sending-peacekeepers-to-ukraine UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer has invited more than a dozen European and EU leaders, including Danish PM Mette Frederiksen, to a Sunday summit to "drive forward" action on Ukraine and security, his office said. https://www.thelocal.dk/20250228/danish-pm-to-attend-major-ukraine-summit-in-london Fri, 28 Feb 2025 10:31:25 +0100 danish-pm-to-attend-major-ukraine-summit-in-london Sweden and Denmark have signed a contract with a Swedish military equipment manufacturer for 205 armoured combat vehicles to replenish their stocks after donations to Ukraine, the Swedish government said Friday. https://www.thelocal.dk/20241206/sweden-and-denmark-to-spend-billions-on-joint-combat-vehicle-order Fri, 06 Dec 2024 11:48:35 +0100 sweden-and-denmark-to-spend-billions-on-joint-combat-vehicle-order A convincing majority in the Danish parliament on Tuesday voted to extend the country’s special law for Ukrainian refugees until March 2026. https://www.thelocal.dk/20241126/denmark-extends-work-and-residence-permits-for-ukrainian-refugees-until-2026 Tue, 26 Nov 2024 17:26:20 +0100 denmark-extends-work-and-residence-permits-for-ukrainian-refugees-until-2026 Offices used by Danish NGO DanChurch Aid (Folkekirkens Nødhjælp) were badly damaged during a Russian missile attack on Ukrainian capital Kyiv on Monday. https://www.thelocal.dk/20240902/danish-ngo-damaged-in-missile-strike-on-kyiv Mon, 02 Sep 2024 19:32:55 +0200 danish-ngo-damaged-in-missile-strike-on-kyiv Denmark’s government has confirmed a new help package for Ukraine in which just under 800 million kroner (118 million dollars) will be provided to purchase weapons. https://www.thelocal.dk/20240819/denmark-gives-800-million-kroner-to-ukraine-for-weapons-purchases Mon, 19 Aug 2024 17:54:24 +0200 denmark-gives-800-million-kroner-to-ukraine-for-weapons-purchases Ukraine has received its first batch of US-made F-16 fighter jets including some delivered by Denmark, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Sunday, quickly adding that more are needed to beat back Russian forces. https://www.thelocal.dk/20240805/zelensky-thanks-denmark-after-ukraine-receives-first-f-16-jets Mon, 05 Aug 2024 15:19:04 +0200 zelensky-thanks-denmark-after-ukraine-receives-first-f-16-jets Denmark and The Netherlands are to deliver 14 Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine "before the end of summer", the Dutch defence minister announced Wednesday, saying Kyiv "urgently" needed more military support. https://www.thelocal.dk/20240725/denmark-to-send-leopard-2-tanks-to-ukraine-this-summer Thu, 25 Jul 2024 17:54:47 +0200 denmark-to-send-leopard-2-tanks-to-ukraine-this-summer Denmark’s air force will stop training Ukrainian pilots to fly F-16 fighter jets after 2024, Defence Minister Troels Lund Poulsen said on Monday. https://www.thelocal.dk/20240624/denmark-to-stop-training-ukrainian-f-16-pilots Mon, 24 Jun 2024 20:08:56 +0200 denmark-to-stop-training-ukrainian-f-16-pilots Denmark's government has announced that the Nordic country will donate 2.3 billion kroner ($337 million) to pay for artillery pieces, mortars and ammunition for Ukraine as it fights off Russia's invasion. https://www.thelocal.dk/20240313/denmark-earmarks-2-3-billion-kroner-for-artillery-to-ukraine Wed, 13 Mar 2024 10:08:51 +0100 denmark-earmarks-2-3-billion-kroner-for-artillery-to-ukraine Two years after the Russian invasion of Ukraine, eighty percent of Ukrainians currently in Denmark after fleeing the war have found work on the Danish labour market. https://www.thelocal.dk/20240223/ukrainians-in-denmark-eight-out-of-ten-in-jobs-after-fleeing-war Fri, 23 Feb 2024 15:49:33 +0100 ukrainians-in-denmark-eight-out-of-ten-in-jobs-after-fleeing-war Denmark, one of Ukraine's staunchest allies, said on Thursday it had reached a 10-year security agreement with Kyiv, following similar deals signed recently by Berlin, London and Paris. https://www.thelocal.dk/20240222/denmark-signs-10-year-security-agreement-with-ukraine Thu, 22 Feb 2024 15:40:45 +0100 denmark-signs-10-year-security-agreement-with-ukraine Norway's government said on Wednesday it would send two F-16 fighter jets to Denmark to help train Ukrainian pilots in the use of the planes, which are highly anticipated by Kyiv. https://www.thelocal.dk/20240103/norway-to-send-two-f-16s-to-denmark-for-ukrainian-pilot-training Wed, 03 Jan 2024 18:11:28 +0100 norway-to-send-two-f-16s-to-denmark-for-ukrainian-pilot-training Denmark will contribute financially to Sweden's donation to Ukraine of CV90 infantry fighting vehicles as well as the production of new vehicles for Kyiv's fight against Russia, for a total of 1.8 billion Danish kroner ($264 million), it said on Monday. https://www.thelocal.dk/20231219/denmark-and-sweden-to-give-more-armoured-vehicles-to-ukraine Tue, 19 Dec 2023 10:12:22 +0100 denmark-and-sweden-to-give-more-armoured-vehicles-to-ukraine The Danish government has earmarked an additional 4.9 billion kroner for spending on defence to permanently meet a target set by Nato for member countries. https://www.thelocal.dk/20231107/danish-government-tops-up-defence-spending-to-meet-nato-target Tue, 07 Nov 2023 16:18:08 +0100 danish-government-tops-up-defence-spending-to-meet-nato-target Denmark and the Czech Republic will send dozens of armoured vehicles and tanks and thousands of firearms to Ukraine as part of a joint project, the Czech defence ministry said on Thursday. https://www.thelocal.dk/20231012/denmark-and-czechia-to-send-tanks-and-firearms-to-ukraine Thu, 12 Oct 2023 15:09:31 +0200 denmark-and-czechia-to-send-tanks-and-firearms-to-ukraine Denmark is likely to be able to deliver the first of the F-16 fighter aircraft pledged for donation to Ukraine in the spring of next year, Defence Minister Troels Lund Poulsen said on Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.dk/20231011/denmark-expects-to-send-first-f-16s-to-ukraine-in-spring-2024 Wed, 11 Oct 2023 16:42:09 +0200 denmark-expects-to-send-first-f-16s-to-ukraine-in-spring-2024 The Danish Ministry of Defence on Friday confirmed the government has reached agreement for the state to purchase an ammunition factory in North Jutland. https://www.thelocal.dk/20231006/denmark-resumes-production-of-ammunition-at-north-jutland-factory Fri, 06 Oct 2023 14:52:25 +0200 denmark-resumes-production-of-ammunition-at-north-jutland-factory