Denmark is prepared to contribute troops if European peacekeeping forces are needed in Ukraine, Foreign Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen and Defense Minister Troels Lund Poulsen said on March 10. Following a meeting of Denmark’s parliament,

The Russian Foreign Ministry's spokeswoman said Ukrainian refugees in Denmark could guard Greenland should Danish troops be deployed as peacekeepers in Ukraine.

It is important that we in Europe send the right signals—to Russian dictator Vladimir Putin and to Washington,” Danish public broadcaster DR quoted Rasmussen. “If it comes to a point where a European presence is required to secure a cease-fire or finalize a peace agreement,