Delighted Danish Defence Minister Troels Lund Poulsen will join at #CDS2024 . I am proud that Denmark has led the way in supporting Ukraine since Russia’s brutal invasion.

What more needs to be done to deliver a Ukrainian victory will be top of the agenda at this year’s summit.

Over the last two years, I have worked closely with Andriy Yermak on Ukraine's long-term security.

I have seen firsthand the immense work he is doing to build support for Ukraine globally.

It was a pleasure to write his profile for the #TIME100 list.

time.com/6965180/andriy…

One month to go until the Copenhagen Democracy Summit 2024.

The world’s democracies are under threat from increasingly aggressive autocratic regimes.

It is time for us to draw closer together and fight back!

It was a pleasure to be back in Vienna yesterday to speak on the future of European security at Industriellenvereinigung.

For too long we have been naïve. We need a new security architecture to deal with the reality of an aggressive and autocratic Russia.

A major shift is happening in the South Caucasus. Armenia is consolidating its democracy and pivoting to the West.

This is a courageous choice—and it is one that Europe should make every effort to support.

Read my full article in today’s Le Monde -

lemonde.fr/en/opinion/art…

'NATO is the bedrock of security for more than nine hundred and sixty-million people, spanning thirty-two countries across two continents.

Our Alliance is one of history’s great achievements—and may we never take it for granted.'

My full statement on NATO's 75th anniversary ⬇️

In WWII, industrialist William S. Knudsen was pivotal in making the U.S. the arsenal of democracy and turning the tide of the war.

With the renewed threat of militarised autocracy in Europe, it is time for today’s CEOs to stand up for freedom.

wsj.com/articles/the-w…

In the face of the renewed threat from a militarized autocracy, we must put our economies on a war footing. This will require action from politicians, industry and labor unions, writes Anders Fogh Rasmussen
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Today, the Friends of Armenia Network launches a major new report on EU-Armenia relations.

Europe has an opportunity to support democracy and lasting peace in the South Caucasus, and pave the way for Armenia to join the EU.

Read the full report –

rasmussenglobal.com/how-to-deepen-…

Less than two months to go to the Copenhagen Democracy Summit 2024.

I look forward to welcoming you in Denmark and online on 14-15 May to defend democracy together!

Putin marked his sham rubber-stamp “election” by saying that it would be “ridiculous” to end his war when Ukraine is “running out of ammunition.”

We must give Ukraine the weapons it needs to defeat Putin.

Democracy is dead in Russia, but we cannot let it die in Ukraine.

Under Anden Verdenskrig blev William S. Knudsen sat i spidsen for at skære igennem bureaukrati og undskyldninger og få USA’s økonomi på krigsfod. Den tilgang bør vi bruge igen for at få Europa på højde med den sikkerhedspolitiske virkelighed. I Politiken
politiken.dk/debat/debatind…

Together with Anders Fogh Rasmussen held a regular online meeting of the International Task Force on Security and Euro-Atlantic Integration of 🇺🇦.

We discussed 🇺🇦 progress towards integration into the Euro-Atlantic security system and the necessary steps to be taken.

Today Rasmussen Global hosts the Economic Security Council of Ukraine in Folketinget together with Jan E. Jørgensen and PR Army for a timely discussion on sanctions against Russia. In a war of attrition, we must use everything in our arsenal to deliver a Ukrainian victory 🇺🇦

The threats in our orbits are real and growing. It is time for policymakers to address them.

My latest piece for Politico -

politico.eu/article/politi…

'We should immediately increase the industrial defence production within the whole of Europe.'

Former NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen tells Andrew Marr that NATO will remain the 'cornerstone of European security' but agrees Europeans should do 'much more'.

Sweden is officially a member of NATO.
 
It is a historic moment.
 
Putin wanted less NATO. Instead, our alliance is larger and more powerful than ever.

Europas forsvar skal styrkes, Putins forsøg på at skræmme os må afvises, og vi må sikre ukrainerne de våben, de behøver for at forsvare sig selv.

Sammen kan vi sikre en fredelig fremtid for Europa.

jyllands-posten.dk/debat/internat…

Søren vil blive savnet. Han var med til at gøre en stor og positiv forskel for Danmark. Ordentlig, ansvarlig og pligtopfyldende til det sidste. Mine tanker går til hans nærmeste.

Välkommen Sverige!
 
It’s official. Sweden will join #NATO . Putin's actions in Ukraine have not weakened us. NATO has emerged larger, stronger and more united in continued support of Ukraine.