Denmark will provide additional financial assistance to Ukraine: about one billion euros

Denmark will provide additional financial assistance to Ukraine: about one billion euros

Kyiv  •  UNN

December 13 2023, 02:01 PM • 101741 views

Denmark has pledged to provide Ukraine with about one billion euros in aid, including ammunition, tanks, and drones, as announced by Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen. In addition, Norway is providing 250 million euros for civilian infrastructure and air defense.

The Government of Denmark will provide Ukraine with approximately one billion euros (approximately 7.5 billion Danish kroner) in aid.

This was reported by UNN with reference to Danish public television.

Details

The Danish government will present a new aid package to Ukraine in the Danish parliament. This was announced by Prime Minister of Denmark Mette Frederiksen at a press conference with President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy and the heads of state of Norway, Finland, Iceland and Sweden.

The cost of the package will be about one billion euros - approximately 7.5 billion Danish kroner - and will include ammunition, tanks and drones.

We are at a critical stage of the war and we must ensure that Ukraine has everything it needs to continue the fight. That's why we are working with partners and allies to ensure Ukraine's long-term security

- said Mette Frederiksen.

To recap

Norway is allocating 3 billion Norwegian kroner (250 million euros or 1.89 billion Danish kroner - ed). This was announced by Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre at a at a joint press conference with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Oslo.

The funds are intended to support civilian infrastructure in the winter, The funds are intended to support civilian infrastructure in the winter, the functioning of hospitals and schools, as well as electricity and heat supply networks.

In addition, Norway intends to provide additional equipment for Ukraine's air defense system.

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