The government and a broad political majority agreed yesterday to allocate another DKK 4.4 billion of state finances to the Ukraine Fund, with the aim of securing more weapons for the Ukrainian armed forces.
“It is absolutely crucial that we show the Ukrainians that we stand behind them in the current serious situation,” Defense Minister Troels Lund Poulsen said in a ministry press release.
The funds will be used to purchase arms and equipment from the domestic and international defence industry, which will be donated to Ukraine.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy extended his gratitude to Denmark in a post on X: “I thank all parties in the Danish parliament for today’s decision to increase military aid to Ukraine by 630 million dollars next year,” he wrote.
“We appreciate Denmark’s willingness to meet Ukraine’s urgent defense needs and share the strategic vision that the stronger Ukraine is, the stronger the whole of Europe will become. Many thanks to the Folketing, the Prime Minister and every single Dane”
The new donation brings Denmark’s total military support for the Ukraine Fund in the period 2023-28 to 64.8 billion kroner, according to the Danish Ministry of Defence.
