Nordic-Baltic Air Defense Summit in Kyiv: Denmark’s PM Mette Frederiksen and leaders from Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Latvia, Lithuania and Norway arrived in Kyiv ahead of Ukraine’s Independence Day to coordinate a common air-defense plan with President Volodymyr Zelensky, with a focus on speeding up missile-defense production and combining interception and drone capabilities. UN Security Council on Ukraine: Denmark is set to chair an Aug. 24 UN Security Council meeting on Russia’s war against Ukraine, with Denmark, France, Greece, Latvia and the UK pushing the agenda. Denmark Refugee Policy Tightening: Denmark is proposing stricter rules for Ukrainian refugees, including recognizing 14 “safe” regions (excluding Kyiv) so people from those areas would not automatically qualify for protection, plus changes affecting benefits and education rules. EU Border Checks Friction: New EU entry/exit system (EES) checks are causing stress for travelers, with reports of long queues and problems updating records. Denmark Immigration Rule Detail: Denmark’s immigration portal says one category of foreigners will be temporarily barred from applying for permanent residence if they have certain criminal convictions, including prison sentences under six months or suspended sentences. Science from Copenhagen: DTU and the University of Copenhagen report a first-ever discovery of a globular cluster star stream beyond the Milky Way, opening new ways to study dark matter.