Zelensky Becomes First Foreign Head of State to Address Denmark's Parliament Chamber: Europe Must Be at the Table
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky addressed the main chamber of Denmark's parliament, the Folketing, in Copenhagen on November 11, becoming the first foreign head of state ever to speak from its rostrum. Members of parliament gave him standing ovations as he entered and left the chamber.
In the address, Zelensky said that when decisions are made about what the coming decades will look like in this part of the world, including in talks between America and Russia, Europe must be at the table, and that Europeans must coordinate as closely as possible so that both the Americans and the Russians hear Europe's position. Europe, he said, will decide who represents its interests: "We can't have 30 people talking to Putin. It's too much for this one person."
He also asked for support for a European anti-ballistic defence programme called FREYJA, hoping a European air defence in which Denmark plays a central role can be used as soon as this winter. He opened with humour, telling lawmakers, "You have better neighbours than us. We have Russia as a neighbour," to laughter. Earlier that day he had laid a wreath at the Kastellet fortress with Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen, King Frederik X and Crown Prince Christian.
Zelensky arrived in Denmark on November 10, met Frederiksen and spoke with students at the University of Copenhagen, and Denmark announced DKK 4.8 billion (about EUR 643 million) in new military assistance during the visit. His parliament address came on the day U.S.-brokered talks between Ukraine, Russia and the United States ended in Abu Dhabi with a prisoner-exchange agreement, with U.S. envoys due in Moscow and Dublin on November 12.
Related: Zelensky in Copenhagen: My Job Is Not to Make Trump Happy
(Source: Office of the President of Ukraine)
Source: Office of the President of Ukraine
Published by GSM · USA (original Chinese edition)
Photo: 图：丹麦议会所在地哥本哈根克里斯蒂安堡宫，泽连斯基在宫内的议会主厅发表演讲。照片：CC BY-SA 4.0，经 Wikimedia Commons。 / Photo: Christiansborg Palace in Copenhagen, seat of the Danish parliament, where Zelensky addressed the Folketing chamber. CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
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