Denmark will join Sweden in donating tanks to Ukraine

The Danish government announced on Monday that the country will join Sweden’s donation of CV90 light tanks to Ukraine for a total amount of 241 million euros – the equivalent of 1.8 billion Danish crowns.

“The government, together with the Swedish government, has decided to co-finance the already ongoing donation of CV90 infantry fighting vehicles as well as the production of additional tanks,” the Danish Ministry of Defence wrote in a news release.

The donation package will include spare parts and ammunition and will include an agreement for Sweden and Denmark to take care of post-delivery maintenance.

The announcement is yet more good news coming from Copenhagen for Kyiv. Last week, the Danish government announced a new package of military aid to Ukraine worth nearly one billion euros, only a day after Nordic leaders met with Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

The donation comes at a time when Ukraine needs as much help as it can get, as further crucial aid from the US appears temporarily blocked in Congress by Republicans and a new EU aid package worth 50 billion euros was blocked by Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orban last week.