Danish MP baselessly tells Russian state TV Europe is ‘moving toward dictatorship’

It all started when Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy visited Denmark earlier this week.

Here, he met with Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen and was introduced to parliament. Here, he got a standing ovation from everyone in the room — except one politician. He is unhappy with the Danish support for Ukraine.

Now the disgruntled politician is making the rounds and cozying up to some of the Russian state-controlled media.

From snubbing Zelenskyy to Russian state tv interview

Danish politician Jacob Harris, who is an independent politician within the Danish parliament because he was thrown out of his party due to fraud allegations, apparently had a “respectful” meeting with the Russian ambassador to Denmark, Vladimir Barbin.

However, his involvement with Russia did not stop there this week.

He also conducted an interview with RT (formerly Russia Today), where he had some inflammatory things to say about his own country.

In that interview, Harris baselessly claimed that Denmark and Europe is moving “towards a dictatorship,” without getting into further detail on how or why that is.

Harris also tried to criticize Denmark’s financial support for Ukraine and equated it with how it directly affects Danes’ living conditions.

“People can no longer afford the same standard of living they enjoyed three years ago, and then they see Zelenskyy come to Denmark and leave with billions.”

That statement has no merit. According to a 2025 report from Statistics Denmark, fewer people are experiencing economic deprivation than in the previous two years.

Harris defends himself on Facebook

Jacob Harris took to Facebook to defend himself after his interview.

“We are in a situation that in many ways resembles a new Cold War. NATO stands on one side with economic and military support for Ukraine, while Russia is waging war on Ukrainian territory,” Harris wrote. “But if we are ever to find a solution, we need to understand the security interests of all parties – Ukraine, Europe, and Russia.”

Lars Løkke Rasmussen, the Danish Minister for Foreign Affairs, called Harris a “useful idiot” after Harris met with the Russian ambassador and spoke on Russian state media.

A report from the V-Dem institute actually names Denmark as the most democratic nation in the world.

This article is made and published by Daniel Wolfram, who may have used AI in the preparation