Denmark will provide Ukraine with $ 628 million to purchase weapons: Details

Denmark and Ukraine will continue to purchase weapons through the Ukrainian Defense Complex. It is planned to be supplied to the front of weapons and equipment of Ukrainian production also at the expense of frozen Russian assets. Denmark has agreed with Ukraine for the best use of 4. 2 billion Danish crowns, that is, about $ 628 million, which make the European Union and Copenhagen. This was stated in Kyiv by Defense Minister Troels Lund Polesen.

The procurement of Ukrainian weapons will be funded in the amount of 1. 3 billion Danish crowns, which the government, with the support of the Danish Parliament, has allocated for these purposes. In addition, Denmark should be transferred to cash on behalf of the EU with another 2. 9 billion Danish crowns from frozen Russian assets. "Denmark is the leader in giving weapons directly from the Ukrainian defense industry.

This increases the ability of Ukrainians to produce the weapon they need," Polesen said. We will remind, in July it became known that the Danish government funds the production of 18 SAU "Bogdan" for the needs of Ukraine. The decision to buy these arts was made after the recommendations of the Ukrainian Defense Ministry and the Ministry of Stratege. And in September, the forces of Ukraine's defense received self -propelled artificials, the production of which was paid in July by Denmark.