Europe Must Act Or Look Weak, Danish FM Says Ahead Of Ukraine Talks

Danish Foreign Minister warns Europe faces a “crunch time” over Ukraine financing and security guarantees. Ahead of crucial EU talks in Berlin, he emphasizes that failure to act could show Europe as weak, undermine Ukraine’s position, and damage Europe’s global credibility. He stresses the need for a reparation loan secured by frozen Russian assets, calls for decisive action despite opposition from Hungary and Slovakia, and highlights this week as a defining moment for both Ukraine and Europe’s strength on the world stage.
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00:00Good morning.

00:02It looks like the Ukraine's skæbne week.

00:08You should discuss Ukraine here.

00:10You should discuss Ukraine here in Berlin.

00:12You should discuss Ukraine here in the top of the week.

00:14What can you do here?

00:16And what is it for Ukraine?

00:18As I see it,

00:20this week is very important

00:22for Ukraine,

00:24but also for Europe.

00:26We have America,

00:28and that we are also,

00:30if we don't handle.

00:32It is very important,

00:34at the end of the week,

00:36we have a financing for Ukraine,

00:38so that they can hold together

00:40on their society,

00:42so they can stand up against Russia,

00:44and so they can stand up for a strong position.

00:46The only option,

00:48which exists in reality,

00:50is the reparations loan,

00:52which can hold together

00:54with a number of people.

00:56and other proposals,

00:58and we have a few spoilers,

01:00so that's the way to go.

01:02And I'm glad for,

01:04that it's up to weekend,

01:06to have a more,

01:08more,

01:10more,

01:12as a guarantee for a loan.

01:14Now it's all,

01:16it's all,

01:18it's not today,

01:20but it will happen,

01:22when there will be a meeting

01:24in the European Union.

01:26It's a really, really,

01:28really bad.

01:30And we have shown,

01:32that there will be

01:34a little hold

01:36in the characteristics,

01:38which americans have put in Europe.

01:40and a peace-ta-tall,

01:42and a peace-ta-tall,

01:44and a peace-ta-tall,

01:46We still don't have any reading of Putin's freedom, but a member of the diplomat and the whole of this game over Atlantian,

01:58which is after our opinion, is on a false basis, if we can get to the necessary decisions.

02:05The Russian economy is weak, the Russian tab is huge, and it's true that Ukraine is pressed on the slave market,

02:14but it's also with the Russian tab as follows.

02:18And therefore it's very important, at we in this critical phase, after supporting Ukraine,

02:23so uniformed in a long time, will not start to rush on the hands,

02:28but to ensure that Ukraine will get financing both to hold their society, but also their strength in intact.

02:36So it's a scheme for Ukraine, but also for Europe.

02:40Er det også en uge, hvor Europa kan vise amerikanerne, at Europa er stærkt og ikke svagt, som Trump karakteriserer Europa så?

02:48Jeg synes jo, det er en uge, hvor vi ikke kan skjule sandheden.

02:53Altså, enten så viser vi en stærk hånd, det har vi alle muligheder for.

02:58Før weekenden fik vi truffet den her beslutning, der sikrer en mere stabil immobilisering af de russiske aktiver,

03:05sådan at det ikke er hver 6. måned, at man skal tage stilling til det her.

03:08Og det er jo forudsætningen for, at man kan give et langfristet lån med garanti i det.

03:13Nu mangler vi bare den sidste beslutning.

03:16Det kan lade sig gøre.

03:17Og træffer vi den, så stiller vi Ukraine et godt sted,

03:20og vi får også vist omverdenen, at Europa er en stærk geopolitisk spiller.

03:25Men spejlbilledet på det, hvis ikke vi træffer de her beslutninger,

03:29det er jo også at vise, at vi ikke er så stærke, som jeg synes, vi skulle være.

03:32Så det er på alle måder en skæbne uge, ikke bare for Ukraine, men også for Europa.

03:38Skal vi træffe den her beslutning med kvalificerede flertal om nødvendigt,

03:41altså at køre Belgien over, trods den modstand, vi har,

03:43og trods at pengene er indeført til Belgien?

03:46At træffe den med kvalificerede beslutninger er jo ikke det samme som at køre Belgien over.

03:50Men vi har jo nogle lande, som helt åbenlyst har sagt,

03:53at de ikke vil indgå i de her løsninger.

03:55Det gælder Ungarn, det gælder Slovakiet, og det er vi nødt til at se bort fra.

03:59Så er det klart, at Belgien er i en særlig situation.

04:03Det er jo der, midlerne er indefrosset, og derfor er det selvfølgelig også vigtigt,

04:05at vi strækker os langt i forhold til at give Belgierne den tryghed og den sikkerhed, der skal til.

04:11Det er vi også fuldstændig indstillet på.

04:13Men det siger sig selv, at løsninger, der hviler på enstemmighed,

04:17de lader sig desværre ikke gøre.

04:19Og derfor er det vores vurdering, og som formandskabsland, at den eneste vej frem,

04:24det er at finde en løsning med afsæt i de immobiliserede, altså de frosne russiske aktiver.

04:32Og det kan lade sig gøre.

04:33Og der blev taget et vigtigt skridt før weekenden,

04:36ved at vi nu ikke her fremover ved 6. måned skal tage stilling til,

04:39har vi stadigvæk jurisdiction over de her midler.

04:42Det er blevet mere stabilt, og dermed er der jo en vigtig forudsætning, der er faldet på plads.

04:47Men der udstår den sidste svære beslutning.

04:49Den kan vi jo ikke træffe her i dag.

04:51Den skal træffes på stats- og regeringslederniveau senere på ugen.

04:56Men den skal også træffes der.

04:58Fordi det er forudsætningen for, at vi giver Ukraine styrkeposition.

05:01Det er jo også forudsætningen for, at Europa kan vise omverdenen her under de hvide hus,

05:06at Europa er nogen, man ikke kan komme udenom.

05:09Men hvis det er faktisk under sin modstand, skal den beslutning så stadigvæk træffes?

05:13Jeg har sagt meget klart her, hvordan vi ser på den her sag.

05:17Og det bliver ikke bedre af, at jeg står og repeterer det.

05:20Det er en skæbneslund for Europa, og der skal træffes en beslutning.

05:24Det er i øvrigt også på andre fronter en vigtig uge for Europa.

05:30Vi har en Mercosur-aftale, som er klar.

05:33Som jeg håber, at kommissionens præsident kan tage til Brasilien og underskrive på lørdag.

05:38Og det kræver, at vi også kommer på plads med det.

05:41Der udstår nogle ting i parlamentet.

05:43Det synes jeg tegner fornuftigt.

05:45Vi arbejder benhårdt på at få trilogforhandlinger afsluttet,

05:49sådan at der også her er skabt et fundament for, at Europa kan beslutte sig for den her aftale,

05:54der har været undervejs i 25 år.

05:57Og i en situation, hvor vores venner i USA ikke vil have helt den samme handelsrelation til os,

06:05som de har haft tidligere, så skal vi ud og søge nye markter.

06:09Og her er der et åbent vindue, og sørger vi ikke for at springe ud af det,

06:15så efterlader vi også den del af verden til andre, og i det her tilfælde jo er altså kineserne.

06:19Så også her er der brug for, at Europa træder karakter.

06:22Is det acceptable to you that Ukraine may be pressured to drop its eventual ambitions to join NATO?

06:33And is there any way that European countries can fill that security gap,

06:37can help make Ukraine secure for the long term, without possibly NATO membership?

06:42I think we have to listen to President Zelensky himself.

06:46And if he's ready to compromise on the NATO question, I will not be the one, you know, standing up for that.

06:54But of course it goes without saying that if NATO is not the solution,

06:59then we need other kind of security guarantees, exactly as strong as an Article 5 guarantee.

07:09The most important thing on our agenda today is to ensure that we can finance Ukraine in a midterm perspective.

07:16I think it's crunch time for Europe and Ukraine.

07:20We have been discussing this for quite a while.

07:24In the lead-up to last weekend, we took a very important decision about stabilizing the mobilization of the Russian assets.

07:32It's a precondition for the next step, which is a reparation loan.

07:36And we must take that decision within the end of this week to secure that Ukraine is in a position to continue its freedom fight,

07:46but also to uphold, you know, the whole society, but also in order to show the rest of the world that Europe is a strong player.

07:55Otherwise, we will give in to the impression pictured or painted by the American president that Europe is weak.

08:06What are you expecting from the talks you've heard in today?

08:16I mean, these are the leaders of Europe that are going there.

08:19What are you expecting?

08:21And, I mean, actually, can there be security guarantees from the EU that are equally high as the NATO securities?

08:28Well, from a Danish perspective, we would have preferred, you know, a Ukrainian NATO membership.

08:34But if President Zelensky is ready to give up on that in order to compromise, I think we should accommodate that.

08:41And then we have to ensure, you know, other kind of guarantees exactly as strong as an Article 5.

08:48And I can only talk on behalf of Denmark.

08:51We are ready to participate.

08:53I think on today's agenda, the most important thing is to continue the discussion about how to finance Ukraine in a midterm perspective

09:02in order to give them a position of strength and in order to secure that they can uphold their own society.

09:09We took a very important decision in the lead up to the weekend by stabilizing the immobilization of the Russian asset.

09:16And before the end of this week, we need to take the final step.

09:22I would say it's crunch time for Europe and Ukraine.

09:25We need to take this decision in order to secure the Ukrainian economy,

09:32but also in order to send a signal to the rest of the world, which will include the White House in D.C.,

09:40that Europe is a strong geopolitical player.

09:43If we don't do that, I mean, we will give in on the new picture painted by him that Europe is weak.

09:54You're welcome.

09:58You're welcome.

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