Danish Prime Minister Slams Russia’s ‘Imperial Dreams’

Danish prime minister Mette Frederiksen is campaigning for the removal of Western restrictions on Kyiv’s use of weapons provided by other countries. She told National Review that Russian aggression will not remain confined to Ukraine nor even be a feature only of Vladimir Putin’s leadership.

“This is primarily a question about Russia and their imperial dreams,” she said, during a brief interview today at the Concordia Summit, a conference on the sidelines of the U.N.’s annual General Assembly for world leaders. Frederiksen added: “I think it is important in itself to talk about Russia, and not about Putin, because the way I see it is that he actually has a lot of support from Russian society for whatever he is doing.” She cited ongoing activities by Russia to destabilize Africa and the Middle East.

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Danish prime minister Mette Frederiksen is campaigning for the removal of Western restrictions on Kyiv’s use of weapons provided by other countries. She told National Review that Russian aggression will not remain confined to Ukraine nor even be a feature only of Vladimir Putin’s leadership.

“This is primarily a question about Russia and their imperial dreams,” she said, during a brief interview today at the Concordia Summit, a conference on the sidelines of the U.N.’s annual General Assembly for world leaders. Frederiksen added: “I think it is important in itself to talk about Russia, and not about Putin, because the way I see it is that he actually has a lot of support from Russian society for whatever he is doing.” She cited ongoing activities by Russia to destabilize Africa and the Middle East.