Denmark on Sunday pledged 405 million kroner ($57 million) for humanitarian and reconstruction efforts in Ukraine, the foreign ministry said.
The announcement came on the eve of the third anniversary of Russia’s 2022 invasion.
“Three years after Russia’s full-scale invasion, Ukraine is left with a huge reconstruction need with significant destruction of infrastructure and production capacity,” the statement said.
The humanitarian situation was still “very serious”, it added, citing a UN estimate that nearly 13 million people in Ukraine would need humanitarian assistance in 2025.
“Denmark has said we will stand by Ukraine for as long as it takes,” said Foreign Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen.
He said that with this donation, Denmark has already given more than one billion kroner ($140 million) in humanitarian relief to Ukraine since the invasion.
Over the same time frame, Denmark has contributed almost $7.5 billion in military assistance to Ukraine.
Half of the aid package will go toward humanitarian support, specifically “basic relief such as food, medicine, water, and shelter to Ukrainians in the most affected areas.”
Reconstruction initiatives will receive the remaining half.
This week, Lokke and Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen emphasized the necessity for Europe to significantly re-arm, pointing to Russia’s growing threat.
Copenhagen also said this week it was upping defence spending by 50 billion kroner over the next two years.
