“If you see what they are doing on sabotage, hybrid attacks, using migrants … trying to destabilize our countries with disinformation, fake news and so on, the willingness in Russia to have a fight against Europe is quite big,” she added. “I’m not sure it will change, unfortunately.”
Frederiksen’s comments came as U.S. President Donald Trump and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin spoke by phone Tuesday about a potential ceasefire in Ukraine. They didn’t reach a deal, but said they aim to continue talking.
Frederiksen was skeptical of Putin’s interest in ending the war.
“I’m not very optimistic about Russia because when I look at their behavior, it’s so much against humanity and against Europe and everything we believe in, they have to prove that they want to live a normal neighboring life with us in Europe,” she said.
Asked about Trump’s threats to annex Greenland, an autonomous territory under the Danish Crown, Frederiksen said the country’s sovereignty needed to be respected.
“Greenland is a part of the territory of the Kingdom of Denmark, full stop,” she said. “I expect that everybody respects sovereignty and our territorial integrity and our borders. It’s not for sale.”