{"id":1385661,"date":"2026-06-09T17:17:02","date_gmt":"2026-06-09T14:17:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uatv.ua\/?p=1385661"},"modified":"2026-06-09T17:17:10","modified_gmt":"2026-06-09T14:17:10","slug":"danish-prime-minister-supporting-ukraine-is-not-charity-it-is-self-defense","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/uatv.ua\/en\/danish-prime-minister-supporting-ukraine-is-not-charity-it-is-self-defense\/","title":{"rendered":"Danish Prime Minister: Supporting Ukraine Is Not Charity, It Is Self-Defense"},"content":{"rendered":" <p>Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen believes that Europe cannot rearm effectively without Ukraine.<\/p>\n   <p>She made the remarks during a joint press conference of Nordic and Baltic leaders attended by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, <a href=\"https:\/\/uatv.ua\/en\/\">UATV English<\/a> reports.<\/p>\n   <p>The Danish prime minister stressed that Russia is testing Europe\u2019s ability to defend itself and respond to provocations, urging Europeans to face this reality without illusions.<\/p>\n    <blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>\u201cThey use false narratives and disinformation to create fear and divide us. They threaten to use force against the Baltic states and against NATO. They claim that it may be necessary to protect Russians abroad by military means. All of this is part of the Kremlin\u2019s standard playbook,\u201d Frederiksen said.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n   <p>In this context, she called on Europe to accelerate its rearmament efforts. According to her, this process can only be effective with Ukraine\u2019s participation.<\/p>\n   <p>\u201cWe need new capabilities, we need innovation now, because innovation determines the outcome on the battlefield. We see this in Ukraine every day&#8230; Europe cannot rearm effectively without Ukraine. And our support for Ukraine is not charity\u2014it is self-defense,\u201d she emphasized.<\/p>\n   <p>On Tuesday, Frederiksen also stated that investments in defense and deterrence should be made in cooperation with Ukraine.<\/p>\n   <p>She recently expressed confidence that Russia is preparing for a new wave of aggression against European countries.<\/p>\n   <p><strong>Read also:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/uatv.ua\/en\/progress-in-negotiations-stronger-air-defense-and-tougher-sanctions-on-russia-zelenskyy-expects-key-decisions-for-ukraine-in-june-and-july\/\">Progress in Negotiations, Stronger Air Defense, and Tougher Sanctions on Russia: Zelenskyy Expects Key Decisions for Ukraine in June and July<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen believes that Europe cannot rearm effectively without &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":31,"featured_media":1296835,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[49,51,36415,55,50,36572],"tags":[76,78,72925,72926],"sources":[],"class_list":["post-1385661","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news-en","category-europe-en","category-11473-news-en","category-ukraine-en","category-svit-en","category-11473-ukraine-en-news-en-5","tag-glavnoe-en","tag-homepage-en","tag-zelenskyy-in-europe","tag-ukraine-s-allies-aid"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Danish Prime Minister: Supporting Ukraine Is Not Charity, It Is Self-Defense - Freedom<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/uatv.ua\/en\/danish-prime-minister-supporting-ukraine-is-not-charity-it-is-self-defense\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Danish Prime Minister: Supporting Ukraine Is Not Charity, It Is Self-Defense - Freedom\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen believes that Europe cannot rearm effectively without ...\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/uatv.ua\/en\/danish-prime-minister-supporting-ukraine-is-not-charity-it-is-self-defense\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Freedom\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2026-06-09T14:17:02+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-06-09T14:17:10+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/uatv.ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/interview_night_1300x750-820x473.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"820\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"473\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Danylo Shportilo\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Danylo Shportilo\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/uatv.ua\/en\/danish-prime-minister-supporting-ukraine-is-not-charity-it-is-self-defense\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/uatv.ua\/en\/danish-prime-minister-supporting-ukraine-is-not-charity-it-is-self-defense\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Danylo Shportilo\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/uatv.ua\/en\/#\/schema\/person\/f4fe8d6d08deebcdee69f6671576d2d2\"},\"headline\":\"Danish Prime Minister: Supporting Ukraine Is Not Charity, It Is Self-Defense\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-06-09T14:17:02+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-06-09T14:17:10+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/uatv.ua\/en\/danish-prime-minister-supporting-ukraine-is-not-charity-it-is-self-defense\/\"},\"wordCount\":250,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/uatv.ua\/en\/danish-prime-minister-supporting-ukraine-is-not-charity-it-is-self-defense\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/uatv.ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/interview_night_1300x750.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"\u0413\u043b\u0430\u0432\u043d\u043e\u0435\",\"\u041d\u0430 \u0433\u043b\u0430\u0432\u043d\u0443\u044e (\u0441\u043b\u0430\u0439\u0434\u0435\u0440)\",\"Zelenskyy in Europe\",\"Ukraine\u2019s Allies &amp; 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