Denmark to fast-track Ukraine aid package after Russian attack on helicopter – Reuters
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18 September, 18:26
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Denmark is accelerating the delivery of aid to Ukraine in response to a recent incident in which a Russian warship fired signal flares towards a Danish military helicopter, narrowly missing the aircraft.
Source: Reuters, as reported by European Pravda
Details: The new aid package for Ukraine is estimated at DKK 1.8 billion (US$276 million) and will be focused on air defence needs, the Danish government said.
"If the Russians think they can rattle us... then our response is to ramp up our support for Ukraine faster than we had intended," Defence Minister Jeppe Bruus told reporters.
Background:
- On 15 September, a Russian warship fired signal flares on a helicopter belonging to the Danish Armed Forces. Vladimir Barbin, Russian Ambassador to Denmark, accused the Danish military of a "provocation" over its manoeuvres near the Russian warship.
- Russia's Defence Ministry later awarded a medal to the ship's captain.
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