Zelensky in Denmark
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky was visiting ally Denmark yesterday to meet Danish and EU leaders in Aarhus, as Denmark took over the EU's rotating presidency.
Zelensky told EU allies in Denmark that doubts over US military aid reinforced the need for greater cooperation with Brussels and NATO.
He also stressed again that Kyiv had always supported US President Donald Trump's "unconditional ceasefire".
A senior Ukrainian official told AFP that Trump and Zelensky planned to speak to each other on Friday.
On Wednesday, Kyiv scrambled to clarify with Washington the implications of announcements by the White House and Pentagon on pausing some weapons shipments.
"Now, when there are doubts about continued US support for Europe, it's even more important to strengthen our cooperation and coordination through the EU, NATO and also in our direct relations," Zelensky said according to AFP.
Frederiksen says Ukraine must be accepted into EU
Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen stressed the importance of boosting European security yesterday as she also gave an address during the EU presidency proceedings.
"I see no sign that [Russian president Vladimir] Putin wants peace, and I do not trust for a second that Putin intends to stop with Ukraine. Therefore we have to put Ukraine in the best possible position," she said.
"Ukraine is essential to Europe's security. Our contribution to Ukraine is also a protection of our freedom," Frederiksen said.
She has vowed to push for Ukraine's membership in the EU during her country's presidency of the bloc.
"Ukraine belongs in the European Union. It is in both Denmark's and Europe's interest. Therefore, the Danish EU presidency will do everything we can to help Ukraine on their way towards EU membership."
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US demands Trump-related material from embassy staff in Denmark
The US State Department has demanded access to documents and private emails from embassy employees in Denmark, newspaper Politiken reports.
Staff at the US Embassy in Copenhagen and the American consulate in Nuuk have been ordered to hand over all material relating to President Donald Trump and his interest in purchasing Greenland, including private communication such as whatsapp messages.
The order comes from the US State Department, according to Politiken, which has obtained a series of internal emails related to the matter.
The material has been demanded as part of a Freedom of Information Act request by the US administration but it is unclear who submitted the request, Politiken writes.
Experts told the newspaper that the speed of which the request has been processed – with staff given just a week to hand over material – and its far-reaching nature including personal communication are both highly unusual.
Denmark denies compensation to Greenland 'stolen children'
Denmark has denied a request from four people of Greenlandic origin for compensation over their adoption by Danish families from the 1950s to 1970s, their lawyer said on Thursday.
Research suggests scores of Greenlandic children were adopted by Danes in murky circumstances.
Kalanguak Absalonsen, one of those claiming compensation, said she considered herself to be a "stolen" child because her mother had not understood the terms of the adoption.
Absalonsen, who was born into a Greenland Inuit family in 1971, said her mother did not know "that by signing she would not be authorised to have any contact with me."
Lawyer Mads Pramming told news agency AFP that the government rejected their request. He vowed to take the case to court.
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