Denmark is launching its presidency of the European Union with a ceremony on Thursday in the western city of Aarhus

Denmark has begun its EU presidency aiming to strengthen Europe's defense, climate action and economy while navigating war in Ukraine and growing US trade uncertainty.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy arrived in Denmark on July 3 to take part in official events marking the start of Denmark’s presidency of the Council of the European Union, Danish public broadcaster DR reported.

Denmark launched its presidency of the European Union on Thursday with a call for Europe to unite to take on war in Ukraine and chaos caused by U.S. President Donald Trump's global tariff hike which are likely to mark the Nordic country's six-month term at the helm of the world's biggest trading bloc.

Denmark on Thursday took opening shots at the Trump White House as the Nordic nation takes the reins at the European Union. “We have war on European soil. We face trade wars, and new tariffs, and we have our closest ally,