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Denmark to send artillery to Ukraine, delaying own build-up

FILE PHOTO: Danish Deputy Prime Minister Jakob Ellemann-Jensen attends the Joint Expeditionary Force meeting in Riga, Latvia December 19, 2022. REUTERS/Ints Kalnins

Denmark said on Thursday it will donate 19 French-made Caesar howitzer artillery systems to Ukraine, fulfilling the wish of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy but stunting the Nordic country's own military build-up.

Kyiv last month asked Copenhagen to supply the weapons systems, sparking a debate in Denmark over whether the country could afford to donate much-needed artillery at the expense of its own armament as it seeks to build up depleted stock.

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