Denmark to send additional $336 mln to Ukraine this year in military aid

Denmark will increase its military support for Ukraine by 2.3 billion Danish Crowns ($336.65 million) this year, the Danish defence ministry said on Friday. The donation comes on top of the 5.4 billion the Nordic country had allocated to a fund set up for military donations to Ukraine. Parliament also agreed to allocate an additional 23.5 billion crowns between 2025 and 2027 for the fund.

Denmark will increase its military support for Ukraine by 2.3 billion Danish Crowns ($336.65 million) this year, the Danish defence ministry said on Friday. The donation comes on top of the 5.4 billion the Nordic country had allocated to a fund set up for military donations to Ukraine.

Parliament also agreed to allocate an additional 23.5 billion crowns between 2025 and 2027 for the fund. NATO-member Denmark will include the funds donated to Ukraine in its pledge to reach defence spending of 2% of GDP. ($1 = 6.8320 Danish crowns)