Danish PM slams 'reckless action' of Russian frigate firing flares
COPENHAGEN: A Russian warship has fired two emergency flares at a Danish helicopter in the Baltic Sea, with the Russian ambassador summoned over the incident, Denmark officials said on Tuesday.
On Monday, a Russian warship fired two emergency flares at a Danish helicopter in the Baltic Sea, according to Denmark officials. The incident took place in international waters off Gedser and occurred during a routine photographic operation by a Danish Fennec helicopter. One of the flares passed at close range to the helicopter.
The Russian ambassador was summoned over the incident, with Russia accused of reckless action. Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen warned that Russia's actions are meant to intimidate and divide, but Denmark will not waver. Foreign Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen called the actions completely unacceptable, expressing concern that they could have put human lives at risk.
Rasmussen has summoned the Russian ambassador for a discussion about the incident. Tensions over the Baltic Sea have increased since Russia's invasion of Ukraine in 2022.
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