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If the US doesn't give Ukraine what it needs it would be a big setback for Ukraine, EU and NATO, Denmark says

Denmark's Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen attends a press conference after the contact committee meeting in Torshavn, Faroe Islands, June 17, 2025.
Denmark's Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen attends a press conference after the contact committee meeting in Torshavn, Faroe Islands, June 17, 2025. Photo : Ritzau Scanpix/Ida Marie Odgaard/via REUTERS/Files

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If the United States were to not give Ukraine the military support it needs, it would be a serious setback for Ukraine, the EU and NATO, Denmark's Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said on Thursday.

US President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy are expected to discuss the abrupt halt in some key US weapons deliveries to Kyiv in a call on Friday, the Financial Times reported on Thursday.

Reuters could not immediately confirm the report. The White House did not immediately respond to a Reuters' request for comment.

"If the US decides not to provide Ukraine with what is needed, it would be a serious setback for Ukraine and for Europe and for NATO," Frederiksen told a joint press conference with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen in connection with Denmark's takeover of the EU Presidency.

"The war in Ukraine has never only been about Ukraine. This is a war about the future of Europe," she added.

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