Danish PM: Russia’s Role in Copenhagen Drone Attack Cannot Be Ruled Out
Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen does not rule out Russia's involvement in the drone attacks that paralyzed airports in Copenhagen and Oslo, calling the incident the most serious attack on the country's critical infrastructure.
The Gaze reports on it, referring to Reuters
On Monday evening, traffic at Copenhagen's main airport was halted for nearly four hours after several large drones appeared. A similar incident occurred in Norway, where a drone closed the airspace over Oslo Airport for three hours. This caused delays for tens of thousands of passengers in the region.
Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen linked the attack to a broader wave of hybrid threats in Europe, including suspected incursions by Russian drones into Polish and Romanian airspace, as well as a recent incident in Estonia.
“We are obviously not ruling out any options as to who is behind this. And obviously, this is indicative of the events we have seen recently, including other drone attacks, airspace violations, and hacker attacks on European airports,” Frederiksens responded.
She did not exclude the possibility of Russia's involvement: “I certainly cannot deny in any way that it is Russia.”
Danish police are investigating several hypotheses, including the launch of drones from ships passing near the Baltic Sea.
Norwegian security services also said that the situation is still unclear, but they are in constant contact with international partners.
Moscow rejected the allegations, saying through its ambassador to Denmark that the accusations are baseless and only “intended to provoke NATO into confrontation with Russia.”
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy stated on social media that Russia had violated NATO airspace in Copenhagen, but inspectors refrained from commenting, noting that they had no information.
Western security services, on the other hand, emphasize that hybrid attacks, including cyberattacks, espionage, and sabotage, have become increasingly aggressive in recent years.
As The Gaze reported earlier, NATO condemned Russia's recent violation of Estonian airspace and promised to use all necessary military and non-military means to protect its allies and fulfill its obligations under Article 5 of the Washington Treaty.