Mette Frederiksen with long applause for Putin

Mette Frederiksen delivers stern message to Putin

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Mette Frederiksen delivers stern message to Putin

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The Prime Minister does not believe that Russia wants peace.

By

Emil Eller ( [email protected] ) 36 min. ago

Today, Russia marks the 80th anniversary of victory over Nazis in World War II with a massive military parade in Moscow.

In this connection, Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen delivers a longer message to the Russian president, Vladimir Putin, when DR's journalist asks if she has a message to the Russians on this very day.

- Stop the war. And cease attacks on Europe. Stop trying to destroy our democracies with disinformation and bots. Stop damaging our critical infrastructure. Stop conducting sabotage under the sea surface. Stop destabilizing and destroying the world order and stop killing Europeans.

- It's not really that difficult. We others don't do it, she says.

A massive military parade is taking place today on Red Square in Moscow. (Photo: © ALEXANDER ZEMLIANICHENKO, Associated Press)

The message comes in connection with a meeting in Oslo among the countries that participate in the Joint Expeditionary Force cooperation in the defense sector.

It is a cooperation led by Britain with the participation of northern European and Baltic countries.

Here, government leaders at the meeting yesterday evening spoke with both Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelenskyy about an arms truce in Ukraine.

An arms truce, which Mette Frederiksen may not necessarily believe in.

- Most of us have reservations about whether we can trust Russia, and whether they even want peace. For they could just stop the war.

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Pressure on Russia

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Ukraine has agreed to a 30-day arms truce. It could have begun. Now the pressure is actually on Russia. For the arms truce is backed from both European and American sides, she says.

In mid-March, Ukraine joined an American proposal for a 30-day arms truce. Russia has not yet signed the agreement.

While the American proposal is still waiting for Russian approval, Vladimir Putin himself has decided to introduce a unilateral 30-day arms truce from yesterday, Thursday. It falls therefore on the same day as the large celebration of victory over Nazis today.

The short arms truce has been rejected by Ukraine, and Zelenskyy has described it as a theatrical performance.

Yesterday, Trump repeated his call for a longer arms truce and threatened with sanctions if the parties are not on board.

Mette Frederiksen is pleased with this.

- It is important to stick to what has been communicated from Trump afterwards, namely that there should be a 30-day arms truce, and that there is said from the American side that it is necessary with more sanctions against Russia if Russia has not thought about going down that path.

- It is positive, she says, although she underlines that she is skeptical about Russia's desire for peace.

Nevertheless, she believes that an attempt should be made.

- If not for anything else, so that it at some point becomes clear that they are not willing.

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