If the US doesn’t give Ukraine what it needs it would be a big setback for Ukraine, EU and Nato, Denmark says
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Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said at a press briefing that Russia's war in Ukraine is about the future of Europe.
PHOTO: REUTERS
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- Denmark's PM warns that a lack of US military support would severely impact Ukraine, Europe, and NATO.
- Frederiksen stated the Ukraine war concerns Europe's future, not just Ukraine itself.
- Trump and Zelensky are expected to discuss the matter, though Reuters couldn't confirm this.
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COPENHAGEN - If the United States were to not give Ukraine the military support it needs, it would be a serious setback for Ukraine, the EU and Nato, Denmark’s Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said on July 3.
US President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky are expected to discuss the abrupt halt in some key US weapons deliveries to Kyiv
Reuters could not immediately confirm the report.
The White House did not immediately respond to a Reuters’ request for comment.
“If the US decides not to provide Ukraine with what is needed, it would be a serious setback for Ukraine and for Europe and for Nato,” Ms Frederiksen told a joint press conference with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen in connection with Denmark’s takeover of the EU Presidency.
“The war in Ukraine has never only been about Ukraine. This is a war about the future of Europe,” she added. REUTERS
