President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky, today Queen of Denmark II. Received by Margrethe at Christiansborg Palace in Copenhagen (Denmark). state visits
As Danish state television reported, which broadcast live the moment the Queen received the Ukrainian leader, andPrince Federico and Princess Maria are also attending the party.Zelensky will be accompanied by his wife Olena Zelenska.
This appointment with the Royal House comes on the second day of Zelenski’s two-day visit to Copenhagen, when Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen announced that his Government would send the first F-fighter -16 with the Netherlands. Ukraine will get
Before meeting the queen, Zelensky visited an airbase yesterday with Frederiksen and addressed Parliament this Monday in an emotional speech in which he highlighted the historical nature of Denmark’s decision to send F-16s to Kiev.
Ukraine has been asking its Western allies for months to send warplanes to better defend its cities and key facilities from Russian bombardment, and that their soldiers have air cover when attacking Russian defensive lines on the ground.
Western governments have so far been reluctant to send modern aircraft to Ukraine.
Russia claims that, as it did before the West decided to send other types of weapons to Ukraine, this move would mean crossing the red line, which would lead to an escalation of tensions.Conflict with possible consequences for Ukrainian partnerswith.
Instructors from Western countries train Ukrainian pilots in the use of F-16s. The first fighters of this class may arrive in Ukraine from Denmark before the end of the year.