Mette Frederiksen
Mette Frederiksen is a Danish politician and leader of the Social Democrats. She served as Prime Minister of Denmark from November 2019 to December 2022, and returned to lead the government again in September 2024.
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Trump Announces Forthcoming Zelenskyy-Putin Meeting as Abu Dhabi Talks Take Shape
US President Donald Trump said a meeting involving Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Vladimir Putin would be organized "very soon," while expecting significant progress on the war in Ukraine. Ukraine said trilateral talks involving Ukraine, the United States and Russia were being prepared in Abu Dhabi, potentially on November 10, but no exact date had been confirmed by the Ukrainian presidential office.
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Finland and Norway leaders call Putin, assessing Moscow’s willingness for Abu Dhabi talks
Finland’s president Alexander Stubb and Norway’s prime minister Jonas Gahr Støre spoke to Vladimir Putin on October 27 about the war in Ukraine. After the 90-minute call, they told Volodymyr Zelensky that Russia appeared serious about a trilateral negotiating-group meeting in Abu Dhabi, although the European Commission sees little sign that Putin is ready for meaningful peace negotiations.
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Finland and Norway urge Putin to back Ukraine talks and de-escalation
Finland’s President Alexander Stubb and Norway’s Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre initiated a roughly 90-minute call with Vladimir Putin on 27 October to convey Ukrainian signals on de-escalation and preparations for Ukraine-US-Russia talks in Abu Dhabi. The leaders said the war must end, negotiations must resume and Russia must take practical steps to protect Ukraine’s energy and infrastructure. The Kremlin said Putin maintained that lasting peace required Russia’s interests to be fully considered.
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Europe Weighs Five Leaders as Potential Negotiators With Russia on Ukraine
European countries are considering five current presidents or prime ministers as potential European negotiators with Russia on ending the war in Ukraine. After earlier efforts to agree on a single representative failed, the most likely option is a negotiating team that could help Europe adopt a common position and avoid competition over the role.
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Ukraine says five countries ready new aid packages; UK pledges £17m for Chernobyl shelter
Ukraine's Foreign Minister Andriy Sybiha said in an interview with Ukrinform that Ukraine has confirmation of new aid packages from at least five countries, covering energy, humanitarian, and defence needs, with volumes still being finalised. Separately, the UK announced £17 million ($22.5 million) for repairs to the Chernobyl confinement shelter damaged by a Russian drone strike the previous year, Prime Minister Serhiy Koretsky met German Chancellor Friedrich Merz to discuss air defence and sectoral cooperation, and President Volodymyr Zelenskyy began a Brussels visit meeting allied European and NATO leaders.
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European leaders brace for Trump siding with Moscow as energy sanctions are rolled back
European leaders gathering at an EU summit in Brussels this week are bracing for a scenario in which US President Donald Trump effectively sides with Moscow after a week of steps that rolled back years of US energy sanctions on Russia, pressured Kyiv to stop strikes on Russian oil refineries, and publicly questioned the legitimacy of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen told reporters in Brussels that "the Western alliance is now in a weaker position than it was a few days ago," and several EU leaders privately said Trump is inclined to attack Kyiv and back Moscow, and is unlikely to change. Zelenskyy has said he feels betrayed and publicly criticised Trump. Despite the friction, the US continues to sell weapons and share intelligence with Ukraine.
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Danish intelligence: Russia running sabotage campaign against Ukraine-linked defence suppliers
Denmark's Security and Intelligence Service (PET) publicly accused Russia on 7 October of conducting sabotage operations against Danish companies that supply goods to Ukraine. Speaking at an internal security conference in Copenhagen, lead analyst Josephine Christensen said the shift from planning to executed operations in early summer represents a significant escalation of Moscow's hybrid warfare. PET said Russia is recruiting unprepared proxies — including homeless and drug-addicted people — via Telegram and other social networks.
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Danish intelligence warns of growing risk of limited Russian attack on NATO eastern flank
Denmark's Defence Intelligence Service published a threat assessment on September 24 warning that Russia is likely to intensify hybrid operations against Western countries and NATO in the coming months, including a "small but growing" risk of a limited military attack on a NATO country bordering Russia. The Danish Civil Security Agency subsequently raised its cyber threat level, and Denmark reaffirmed its continued support for Ukraine.
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Zelensky and Trump meet in New York: energy ceasefire, Patriot production and a push to end the war before winter
On September 22, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky met US President Donald Trump on the sidelines of the 81st UN General Assembly in New York. Zelensky proposed a mutual energy ceasefire, raised licensing of Patriot interceptor missile production in Ukraine, and said he is ready to meet Vladimir Putin with Trump's help. Trump said the war will end "sooner than people realize" and warned he is ready to use the newly-signed "Graham law" sanctions against Russia.
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Zelensky tells IMF's Georgieva in New York that Fund will help Ukraine secure part of 2027 financing
President Volodymyr Zelensky met IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva on the sidelines of the 81st UN General Assembly in New York on September 22, and said the IMF will help Ukraine find part of the funds needed for its financial stability in 2027. Zelensky told Georgieva that the Verkhovna Rada had already passed some of the legislation required by partners and that the remaining laws would be adopted by year's end.