Recently Yahoo News on-line reported the following:
Denmark to send its 'entire artillery' to Ukraine, the
country's prime minister says
Nathan Rennolds
Sun, February 18, 2024 at 9:32 a.m. PST·3 min read
Denmark is sending its "entire artillery" to
Ukraine, the Danish prime minister has said.
Speaking at the Munich Security Conference, Mette Frederiksen appealed to other European nations to do more to help Ukraine in its fight against Russian President Vladimir Putin's invading forces.
"They are asking us for ammunition now. Artillery now. From the Danish side, we decided to donate our entire artillery," she said.
"I'm sorry to say, friends, there are still ammunition in stock in Europe," she continued. "This is not only a question about production, because we have weapons, we have ammunition, we have air defense that we don't have to use ourself at the moment, that we should deliver to Ukraine."
It comes as Ukrainian forces withdrew from the key eastern town of Avdiivka amid severe munitions shortages.
The Danish announcement will come as particularly welcome news in Ukraine as its military has been starved of artillery shells, forcing it to scale back some operations, Brigadier General Oleksandr Tarnavskyi told Reuters in December.
"There's a problem with ammunition, especially post-Soviet (shells) - that's 122 mm, 152 mm. And today, these problems exist across the entire front line," he said.
Meanwhile, in more positive news to alleviate the ammo famine, the Czech Republic says it could supply 800,000 shells to the Ukrainian military.
Czech President Petr Pavel said in a speech at the Munich Security Conference on 17 February that it had a stockpile of about half a million 155 mm and 300,000 122 mm shells, which can be on the Ukraine frontline in a few weeks "if funding is found quickly."
Denmark is a key supporter of Ukraine
Denmark has been a key supporter of Ukraine since Russia
launched its full-scale invasion in February 2022.
According to the Kiel Institute for the World Economy, the Nordic country's military aid commitments increased by 3.5 billion euros, or around $3.8 billion, since November — making it one of the biggest military donors by percentage of GDP, the institute says.
Denmark has pledged 8.4 billion euros, around $9 billion, in military aid.
With a crucial $60 billion US aid package stalled in Congress, European support is becoming ever more important for Ukraine.
Earlier this year, the European Union agreed to a new 50 billion euro, or around $53.9 billion, aid package for Ukraine.
"This locks in steadfast, long-term, predictable funding for Ukraine. The EU is taking leadership and responsibility in support for Ukraine; we know what is at stake," President of the European Council Charles Michel said at the time, per Reuters.
Translation
丹麥首相表示，丹麥正在向烏克蘭派遣「全部火砲」。
她說: 「他們向我們要求即時的彈藥。即時的大砲。丹麥方面，我們決定捐贈我們的全部大砲」。
她繼續說道: 「我很遺憾地說，朋友們，歐洲仍有彈藥庫存」。 「這不是一個生產上的問題，因為我們有武器，我們有彈藥，我們有防空系統，我們目前不需使用它們，我們應該將其交付給烏克蘭」。
在此之前，烏克蘭軍隊因彈藥嚴重短缺而從東部重鎮 Avdiivka 撤出。
Oleksandr Tarnavskyi 准將去年 12 月對路透社表示，丹麥的宣布對烏克蘭來說是一個特別受歡迎的消息，因為烏克蘭軍隊一直缺乏砲彈，迫使其縮減一些行動。
他說: 「彈藥存在着問題，尤其是後蘇聯時代的彈藥 - 122毫米、152毫米。而今天，這些問題存在於整個前線」。
同時，緩解彈藥荒的更積極消息是，捷克表示可以向烏克蘭軍隊供應80萬發砲彈。
捷克總統 Petr Pavel 2月17日在慕尼黑安全會議上發表演說時表示，捷克擁有約50萬枚155毫米砲彈和30萬枚122毫米砲彈的庫存，「 如果迅速地找到資金 ，這些砲彈將在幾週內到達烏克蘭前線」。
丹麥是烏克蘭的主要支持者
自俄羅斯在 2022 年 2 月發動全面入侵以來，丹麥一直是烏克蘭的重要支持者。
據基爾世界經濟研究所 稱，自 11 月以來，北歐國家的軍事援助承諾增加了 35 億歐元（約
38 億美元），使其成為按佔
GDP 百分比計算的最大軍事捐助國之一。
丹麥承諾提供 84 億歐元（約 90 億美元）的軍事援助。
由於美國關鍵的 600 億美元援助計劃在國會陷入停滯，歐洲的支持對烏克蘭變得越來越重要。
今年早些時候，歐盟同意向烏克蘭提供 500 億歐元（約 539 億美元）的新援助計畫。
根據路透社報道，歐洲理事會主席 Charles Michel 當時表示：「這為烏克蘭鎖定了穩定、長期、可預測的資金。歐盟正在發揮領導作用並承擔支持烏克蘭的責任；我們知道其中的利害關係。”
So, Denmark is sending its
"entire artillery" to Ukraine. Indeed, the Nordic country's military
aid commitments has increased and making it one of the biggest military donors
by percentage of GDP. It seems that the EU is taking leadership and
responsibility in support for Ukraine now and they know what is at stake if
Russia wins the invasion in Ukraine. After more than two years in war, Ukraine
now knows who are the friends that take action and those just give empty
words.
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