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 Denmark in is in talks to host production facilities for Ukrainian drone manufacturer Skyfall, which would become the second Ukrainian arms maker to produce in the Nordic country, the Danish defence ministry announced. https://www.thelocal.dk/20260225/denmark-mulls-hosting-ukrainian-military-equipment-manufacturer Wed, 25 Feb 2026 12:46:52 +0100 denmark-mulls-hosting-ukrainian-military-equipment-manufacturer Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen welcomed Ukrainian President Volodymy Zelensky to Copenhagen on Wednesday as Nordic and Baltic leaders met Zelensky to discuss more support for Ukraine. https://www.thelocal.dk/20250903/frederiksen-and-other-nordic-and-baltic-leaders-meet-zelensky-in-copenhagen Wed, 03 Sep 2025 15:39:51 +0200 frederiksen-and-other-nordic-and-baltic-leaders-meet-zelensky-in-copenhagen For European leaders, the absence of a Ukraine deal at the summit between Russian leader Vladimir Putin and US President Donald Trump has at least one upside: They have not yet been completely sidelined in a key strategic moment for the Continent's future. https://www.thelocal.dk/20250817/europeans-try-to-stay-on-the-board-after-ukraine-summit Sun, 17 Aug 2025 10:07:19 +0200 europeans-try-to-stay-on-the-board-after-ukraine-summit A new scheme in which Nordic Nato members including Denmark purchase military equipment from the United States to donate it to Ukraine could be described as ‘protection money’, according to a Danish military expert. https://www.thelocal.dk/20250806/danish-nato-purchases-from-us-compared-to-protection-money Wed, 06 Aug 2025 16:15:33 +0200 danish-nato-purchases-from-us-compared-to-protection-money Nordic countries including Denmark are part of a new scheme in which Nato countries purchase weapons from fellow Nato member the United States, and then donate those weapons to Ukraine. https://www.thelocal.dk/20250805/denmark-part-of-nato-scheme-to-buy-us-weapons-for-ukraine Tue, 05 Aug 2025 16:20:24 +0200 denmark-part-of-nato-scheme-to-buy-us-weapons-for-ukraine Denmark and the Netherlands on Tuesday said they were looking to participate in US President Donald Trump's plan for Europe to buy American weapons for Ukraine. https://www.thelocal.dk/20250715/denmark-and-netherlands-could-join-trumps-ukraine-arms-plan Tue, 15 Jul 2025 17:48:18 +0200 denmark-and-netherlands-could-join-trumps-ukraine-arms-plan Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said Thursday that Europe was not complete without Ukraine as she vowed to use Denmark's time leading the EU's rotating presidency to push for Ukraine joining the union. https://www.thelocal.dk/20250703/danish-pm-says-europe-not-complete-without-ukraine Thu, 03 Jul 2025 18:51:03 +0200 danish-pm-says-europe-not-complete-without-ukraine Denmark's prime minister warned regional allies Monday that a NATO target to boost defence spending by 2032 would come "too late", as countries arm in response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine. https://www.thelocal.dk/20250602/danish-pm-frederiksen-says-nato-defence-spending-target-too-late Mon, 02 Jun 2025 17:39:07 +0200 danish-pm-frederiksen-says-nato-defence-spending-target-too-late Norway's prime minister on Friday said a group of northern European nations including Sweden, Denmark and the UK supported a US proposal for an unconditional 30-day ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine. https://www.thelocal.dk/20250509/norway-sweden-and-denmark-back-ukraine-30-day-ceasefire-plan Fri, 09 May 2025 13:04:53 +0200 norway-sweden-and-denmark-back-ukraine-30-day-ceasefire-plan Frightened by the prospect of US security disengagement and three years of Moscow's war against Ukraine, European countries are debating reinstating compulsory military service to boost their defences in the face of Russian aggression. https://www.thelocal.dk/20250316/spurred-by-trump-turnabout-european-nations-debate-conscription Sun, 16 Mar 2025 10:12:09 +0100 spurred-by-trump-turnabout-european-nations-debate-conscription Relations between the United States and Europe have historically had their ups and downs, but a storm has now blown up as a result of Washington's recent strategic shift. Will it blow through or get more intense? https://www.thelocal.dk/20250307/are-europes-ties-with-united-states-set-to-worsen Fri, 07 Mar 2025 10:25:32 +0100 are-europes-ties-with-united-states-set-to-worsen EU chief Ursula von der Leyen Tuesday presented a five-part plan to mobilise some €800 billion for Europe's defence -- and help provide "immediate" military support for Ukraine after the US suspended aid. https://www.thelocal.dk/20250304/a-new-era-is-upon-us-eu-unveils-e800-billion-plan-to-rearm-europe Tue, 04 Mar 2025 11:51:42 +0100 a-new-era-is-upon-us-eu-unveils-e800-billion-plan-to-rearm-europe Denmark has pledged 405 million kroner ($57 million) for humanitarian and reconstruction efforts in Ukraine, the foreign ministry said. https://www.thelocal.dk/20250224/denmark-pledges-405-million-kroner-in-humanitarian-aid-to-ukraine Mon, 24 Feb 2025 11:29:32 +0100 denmark-pledges-405-million-kroner-in-humanitarian-aid-to-ukraine EU countries on Wednesday agreed a new round of sanctions on Russia as the bloc looks to keep up pressure in the face of US talks with Russia. France will host a new Ukraine summit, the president announced. https://www.thelocal.dk/20250219/eu-keeps-up-pressure-on-russia-with-new-sanctions Wed, 19 Feb 2025 11:59:36 +0100 eu-keeps-up-pressure-on-russia-with-new-sanctions European leaders have been left in shock after the US sidelined them in its bid to bring peace to Ukraine and suggested it would no longer guarantee the continent's security, but will they now take action? https://www.thelocal.dk/20250218/will-europe-match-words-with-actions-after-being-sidelined-by-trump Tue, 18 Feb 2025 13:34:43 +0100 will-europe-match-words-with-actions-after-being-sidelined-by-trump Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen says the Danish government is "open-minded" on the issue of using its military as a peacekeeping force in Ukraine but warned a key question was if the United States was "going to back up on Europe". https://www.thelocal.dk/20250218/danish-pm-open-minded-but-wants-us-support-on-use-of-troops-in-ukraine Tue, 18 Feb 2025 11:50:04 +0100 danish-pm-open-minded-but-wants-us-support-on-use-of-troops-in-ukraine Europe's security is at a turning point, EU chief Ursula von der Leyen said on Monday, as she arrived in Paris for an emergency meeting to address the US's shock policy shift on the war in Ukraine. https://www.thelocal.dk/20250217/europes-security-is-at-a-turning-point-eu-leader-warns Mon, 17 Feb 2025 15:37:24 +0100 europes-security-is-at-a-turning-point-eu-leader-warns Defence Minister Troels Lund Poulsen says it is too early to discuss the possibility of deploying Danish soldiers as part of a peacekeeping force in Ukraine. https://www.thelocal.dk/20250217/denmarks-defence-minister-says-it-is-too-early-to-discuss-danish-troops-in-ukraine Mon, 17 Feb 2025 13:44:10 +0100 denmarks-defence-minister-says-it-is-too-early-to-discuss-danish-troops-in-ukraine France's President Emmanuel Macron will host leaders from key European countries on Monday to discuss the continent's security, Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot said, amid growing concerns over US efforts to end the Ukraine war. https://www.thelocal.dk/20250216/european-countries-to-meet-in-paris-on-monday-to-discuss-security-france-fm Sun, 16 Feb 2025 18:56:39 +0100 european-countries-to-meet-in-paris-on-monday-to-discuss-security-france-fm 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