The purchase will be financed with DKK 1.3 billion allocated by the government for this purpose and DKK 2.9 billion from Russian fixed assets to be cashed by Denmark on behalf of the EU.
Denmark will transfer almost $630 million to Ukraine for the purchase of weapons through the Ukrainian defense industry. Of which, including $434 million – from frozen Russian assets. This was reported by the Danish Ministry of Defense on Sunday, September 29.
Denmark and Ukraine continue to purchase weapons through the Ukrainian defense complex for a total cost of DKK 4.2 billion.
By the end of the year, it is planned to provide Ukrainian-made weapons and equipment to the front, financed by Denmark, as well as through frozen Russian assets, which Denmark receives on behalf of the EU.
On September 29, the Minister of Defense Troels Lund Poulsen was in Kyiv, where he, together with the head of the Ministry of Defense Rustem Umerov and the Minister of Strategic Industries German Smetanin, signed a protocol of intent to continue cooperation on specific acquisitions from the Ukrainian defense. businesses with a total total of DKK 4.2 billion.
“It is important that we continue to support Ukraine’s fight for independence in every possible way. That is why I am very pleased that Denmark has now agreed with Ukraine a general framework on how we can better use the DKK 4.2 billion that EU and Denmark are contributing,” – Poulsen emphasized.
The purchase will be financed with DKK 1.3 billion allocated by the government for this purpose and DKK 2.9 billion from Russian fixed assets to be cashed by Denmark on behalf of the EU.
Denmark recently allocated two aid packages for Ukraine worth 64 million euros.
Ukraine received €40 million from Denmark for the production of self-propelled guns
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Source: korrespondent
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