Frederiksen’s feedback come after the White Home confirmed earlier this week that the U.S. would cease sending air protection missiles and a few precision munitions to Ukraine, corroborating a report by POLITICO.
Denmark is one in every of Ukraine’s strongest backers, having contributed almost €10 billion in navy and civilian assist since Russia’s February 2022 full-scale invasion, and Frederiksen has been one of many loudest voices within the EU calling to keep up the stress on Russia.
“If there are any gaps [left by the U.S.], I personally imagine that we ought to be keen to fill them,” she added.
Talking minutes later at a separate press convention alongside Frederiksen and von der Leyen, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy stated Kyiv is relying on the “continuation of American assist,” however famous there are some gadgets — particularly Patriot missiles that Ukraine makes use of to shoot down Russian drones and missiles — that Europe can’t instantly exchange.
Requested about President Donald Trump’s deliberate Thursday dialog with Russian President Vladimir Putin, Zelenskyy stated Moscow had did not abide by the phrases of a ceasefire and famous he can be talking with Trump within the coming days.
Pressed on what sort of assist the EU would be capable to give Ukraine, the bloc’s high two officers — European Council President António Costa and von der Leyen — burdened that Brussels stays totally dedicated to backing Kyiv, and famous that EU nations had offered €24 billion in whole navy support for Ukraine thus far this 12 months, together with 2 million artillery shells.
Whereas that quantity is bigger than the U.S. contribution, it’s considerably lower than what the U.S. and Europe have been capable of muster collectively earlier than Washington wound down its support to Kyiv.
