Key events
Frederiksen arrives at Amalienborg to inform King on election results
Back to Copenhagen, Mette Frederiksen has now arrived at Amalienborg to meet King Frederik and inform him about the results of the election.
It’s worth keeping an eye on what comes out of that meeting.
Hungary to stop gas flows to Ukraine amid escalating row over Druzhba pipeline
Elsewhere, Hungarian prime minister Viktor Orbán has just announced that Hungary will stop gas flows to Ukraine until oil flows through the Druzhba pipeline resume, further escalating his conflict with Kyiv and Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
In a post on Facebook, he vowed to “protect” Hungary’s energy security, saying:
“As long as Ukraine does not provide oil, it will not receive gas from Hungary.”
The move follows a prolonged dispute over gas supplies, in which Hungary and Slovakia have accused Kyiv of deliberately stalling on repairs to an oil pipeline after it was hit in an apparent Russian drone attack. In response, Orbán vetoed further EU sanctions on Russia as well as an additional €90bn loan for Ukraine.
It all comes just weeks before a crucial parliamentary election in Hungary on 12 April, with Orbán is at risk of losing after 16 years in power.
Miranda Bryant
in Copenhagen
Good morning from Copenhagen, where there is no left or right majority and the Moderates’ Lars Løkke Rasmussen is expected to hold the key to coalition discussions.
The morning after the night before, his party’s message, “Gathers when others divide”, feeling a little prescient.
Latvia and Estonia report drone incursions overnight
Meanwhile, Latvia and Estonia have both reported drone incursions overnight amid continuing Russian attacks against Ukraine.
In Estonia, a Russian drone flew into Estonian airspace and slammed into a chimney at a local power station, the Internal Security Service told the broadcaster ERR.
The country’s state prosecutor said that its early inquiries established that the drone was not intended to target Estonia, but the investigation is under way to find out more about the circumstances.
The plant’s operator, Enefit Power, said the drone did not cause significant damage to the plant, and it expected no disruption to the country’s energy system.
Two drones also crossed into Latvia’s airspace, Latvian authorities said.
Reuters noted that it was not immediately clear where the drones originated from, but the incidents occurred at about the same time that a Ukrainian drone attack set fire to oil facilities at Russia’s Baltic Sea port of Ust-Luga, a major petroleum export hub about 25km (15 miles) from the border with Estonia.
The Latvian public broadcaster LSM reported that the drone found in Latvia was most likely Ukrainian and “was part of a coordinated Ukrainian operation against Russian targets.”
PM Frederiksen to meet King Frederik to brief him on election results
Denmark’s King Frederik will meet the outgoing prime minister Mette Frederiksen in about half an hour so she can brief him on the results and the political aftermath of the vote, the Palace just said.
Morning opening: Now for the tough bit
Jakub Krupa
Denmark’s prime minister Mette Frederiksen hinted she wanted to stay in office after last night’s inconclusive parliamentary election, which will leave the country with lengthy coalition talks.
Speaking after midnight local time, she told supporters she was “ready to take on the responsibility of serving as Denmark’s prime minister again for the next four years.”
Despite losing ground, her party remains the largest in the new parliament, putting her in a strong position to form the next administration.
She conceded to supporters that she would have liked a better result, but “there is nothing today that can make me sad about the fact that the Social Democrats are once again the Danes’ absolute favourite political party.”
But she will need to engage in tricky coalition talks with other parties, including the Moderates of former prime minister and current foreign minister, Lars Løkke Rasmussen, who holds the key to any future majority.
These conversations will no doubt start this morning.
I will keep an eye on this for you, as well as all other updates from across Europe.
It’s Wednesday, 25 March 2026, it’s Jakub Krupa here, and this is Europe Live.
Good morning.
