Russia Warns Denmark After 2 Flares Miss Helicopter by Metres in Baltic Sea
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Updated · Al Jazeera English · Sep 15
Russia Warns Denmark After 2 Flares Miss Helicopter by Metres in Baltic Sea
3 articles · Updated · Al Jazeera English · Sep 15
Summary
A formal Russian note to Copenhagen blamed a Danish Fennec helicopter for “dangerous manoeuvres” after two flares from a Russian frigate passed within metres of the aircraft.
Denmark said the helicopter was on a routine mission photographing the frigate in international waters off Denmark, and Defence Minister Jeppe Bruus called the firing “deeply unprofessional seamanship.”
Article 5 consultations are not being sought for now, Bruus said, though Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen called the episode serious and part of a broader pattern of Russian pressure on NATO.
The clash underscores rising Baltic risk around the Danish Straits — a key shipping gateway and oil route — as the Ukraine war heightens fears of spillover involving NATO states.