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 The growing threat from Russia and the risk of renewed conflict in Europe have thrown a spotlight on the continent's varied military service models. https://www.thelocal.dk/20251127/threat-of-war-which-countries-in-europe-have-military-service Thu, 27 Nov 2025 13:37:47 +0100 threat-of-war-which-countries-in-europe-have-military-service Sweden's coast guard said Saturday it had joined Denmark in monitoring a Chinese ship anchored off their coasts, after two undersea cables were severed in a suspected sabotage case. https://www.thelocal.dk/20241124/sweden-joins-danes-guarding-chinese-ship-in-cable-probe Sun, 24 Nov 2024 11:07:53 +0100 sweden-joins-danes-guarding-chinese-ship-in-cable-probe Danish brewer Carlsberg has lost control of its Russian business after authorities in Russia put new temporary management in place. https://www.thelocal.dk/20230719/carlsbergs-breweries-in-russia-seized-as-new-board-put-in-place-by-moscow Wed, 19 Jul 2023 15:27:57 +0200 carlsbergs-breweries-in-russia-seized-as-new-board-put-in-place-by-moscow Russia has seized four tugboats belonging to a subsidiary of Danish shipping giant Maersk in Russia's far east, according to the group, which ceased operations in the country after Moscow's invasion of Ukraine. https://www.thelocal.dk/20230510/russia-seizes-tugboats-from-danish-shipper-maersk Wed, 10 May 2023 18:50:37 +0200 russia-seizes-tugboats-from-danish-shipper-maersk A documentary being aired by Nordic public broadcasters Wednesday claims Russia is suspected of having a spy programme in the North Sea planning the sabotage of energy infrastructures in Northern Europe. https://www.thelocal.dk/20230419/are-russian-spy-ships-planning-to-sabotage-danish-energy-infrastructure Wed, 19 Apr 2023 17:44:17 +0200 are-russian-spy-ships-planning-to-sabotage-danish-energy-infrastructure Russian President Vladimir Putin addressed the Danish ambassador Jakob Henningsen directly on Wednesday in the matter of Nord Stream sabotage, according to Russian news agency Tass as Sweden said it was "still unclear" who was responsible. https://www.thelocal.dk/20230406/putin-urges-denmark-to-involve-russia-in-nord-stream-probe Thu, 06 Apr 2023 15:34:41 +0200 putin-urges-denmark-to-involve-russia-in-nord-stream-probe The Danish Business Authority (Erhvervsstyrelsen) has reported two government-controlled Russian organisations in Denmark to the police. https://www.thelocal.dk/20230125/danish-business-authority-reports-russian-controlled-organisations-to-police Wed, 25 Jan 2023 17:49:56 +0100 danish-business-authority-reports-russian-controlled-organisations-to-police Greenland has suspended its fishing agreement with Russia for next year, according to the ministry of fisheries. https://www.thelocal.dk/20221220/greenland-suspends-fishing-agreement-with-russia Tue, 20 Dec 2022 13:22:15 +0100 greenland-suspends-fishing-agreement-with-russia Denmark's autonomous Faroe Islands have renewed a fishing quota deal with Russia for one year despite Moscow's invasion of Ukraine, a local minister said on Saturday. https://www.thelocal.dk/20221126/faroe-islands-renew-fishing-quota-deal-with-russia Sat, 26 Nov 2022 15:11:10 +0100 faroe-islands-renew-fishing-quota-deal-with-russia Denmark’s two security intelligence services, FE and PET, have issued an assessment of the risk of foreign attempts to manipulate the upcoming election. https://www.thelocal.dk/20221007/why-denmark-is-an-unlikely-target-for-election-interference Fri, 07 Oct 2022 14:20:09 +0200 why-denmark-is-an-unlikely-target-for-election-interference Denmark's military on Tuesday released video footage showing gas bubbling on the surface of parts of the Baltic sea caused by leaks from the Nord Stream 2 pipeline. https://www.thelocal.dk/20220927/watch-baltic-sea-foams-with-gas-from-broken-nord-stream-pipeline Tue, 27 Sep 2022 18:32:06 +0200 watch-baltic-sea-foams-with-gas-from-broken-nord-stream-pipeline Two underwater blasts were recorded prior to the discovery of three leaks on the Nord Stream pipelines linking Russia and Europe, a Swedish seismological institute said Tuesday as the unexplained leaks raised suspicions of sabotage. https://www.thelocal.dk/20220927/denmark-swedish-institute-says-blasts-recorded-prior-to Tue, 27 Sep 2022 19:05:21 +0200 denmark-swedish-institute-says-blasts-recorded-prior-to A majority in the Danish parliament supports a cap on the purchase price of Russian gas, with politicians arguing that Moscow is using the gas as a weapon against Europe. https://www.thelocal.dk/20220908/danish-parliament-in-support-of-price-cap-on-russian-gas Thu, 08 Sep 2022 16:07:37 +0200 danish-parliament-in-support-of-price-cap-on-russian-gas A Russian corvette twice violated Denmark's territorial waters in the Baltic Sea on Friday, the Danish armed forces said. https://www.thelocal.dk/20220618/russian-warship-violates-danish-waters Sat, 18 Jun 2022 12:44:26 +0200 russian-warship-violates-danish-waters Denmark is still receiving a gas supply via Germany as of Wednesday after Russian supplies to Danish company Ørsted were cut. https://www.thelocal.dk/20220601/gas-flow-to-denmark-continues-after-russia-cuts-supply Wed, 01 Jun 2022 17:24:50 +0200 gas-flow-to-denmark-continues-after-russia-cuts-supply Danish energy company Ørsted said that Russian gas company Gazprom Export would cut gas supplies to Denmark from June 1st after the Danish company refused to pay in rubles. https://www.thelocal.dk/20220601/russia-stops-gas-sales-to-denmark Wed, 01 Jun 2022 12:09:40 +0200 russia-stops-gas-sales-to-denmark Danish energy company Ørsted has warned Russia could cut gas supplies to Denmark after it refused to pay in rubles, adding that gas could still be secured through the European market. https://www.thelocal.dk/20220531/denmarks-orsted-says-russia-could-cut-countrys-gas-supplies Tue, 31 May 2022 13:24:19 +0200 denmarks-orsted-says-russia-could-cut-countrys-gas-supplies Danish newspaper Politiken is no longer available online in Russia after it published articles in Russian about the war in Ukraine. https://www.thelocal.dk/20220527/danish-newspaper-blocked-in-russia-after-publishing-russian-language-articles Fri, 27 May 2022 14:32:31 +0200 danish-newspaper-blocked-in-russia-after-publishing-russian-language-articles A Russian monument to World War II soldiers on Danish island Bornholm has been painted on using the colours of the Ukrainian flag. https://www.thelocal.dk/20220509/russian-world-war-ii-monument-vandalised-on-danish-island Mon, 09 May 2022 15:02:35 +0200 russian-world-war-ii-monument-vandalised-on-danish-island Moscow said Thursday that seven members of Denmark's embassy in Russia have been declared persona non grata and had two weeks to leave Russia. https://www.thelocal.dk/20220505/seven-members-of-danish-embassy-expelled-by-russia Thu, 05 May 2022 16:26:21 +0200 seven-members-of-danish-embassy-expelled-by-russia