Denmark pledges 643 million euros in military aid during Zelenskyy summit

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy arrived in Copenhagen on Tuesday for security talks with Nordic leaders, according to Euronews and Ukraïns'ka Pravda. During the visit, Denmark pledged a new military aid package for Ukraine valued at 4.8 billion kroner, which equals 643 million euros, Euronews, Hromadske, and streamlinefeed.co.ke reported. [1][3][4][5]

Euronews reported that Danish Foreign Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen told reporters Denmark will also provide 150 million kroner, or 20 million euros, to support the energy sector in Ukraine. Television footage recorded the arrival of the plane carrying President Zelenskyy in the Danish capital. [1]

The meeting in Copenhagen coincided with the start of direct peace talks between Ukraine and Russia in Abu Dhabi, Euronews reported. Those negotiations are being mediated by the United States. [1]

The Nordic summit follows earlier regional tensions over diplomatic contacts with Russia. As FTMQ News reported earlier, the prime minister of Denmark publicly criticized the leaders of Finland and Norway after they held a 90-minute joint phone call with Russian President Vladimir Putin in late October. [7]