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Denmark plans $2.6 billion more for Ukraine, Zelenskiy praises 'major contribution'

FILE PHOTO: Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen visits the primary school Risingskolen in Odense, Denmark, May 24, 2023. Ida Marie Odgaard/Ritzau Scanpix/via REUTERS

Denmark plans to increase its spending on military aid to Ukraine by 17.9 billion crowns ($2.59 billion) over this year and next, Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said on Monday, winning thanks for Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy.

Denmark, with a population of less than 6 million, in March established a $1 billion fund for military, civilian and business aid to Ukraine in 2023.

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