Denmark accuses Russian spy plane of violating airspace
The Russian ambassador to Denmark, Vladimir Barbin, has been summoned for a talk at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Monday, after a Russian plane violated Danish airspace on Friday, according to Foreign Minister Jeppe Kofod.
On Friday, a Russian AN-30 propeller plane was flying east of Bornholm, a Danish island in the Baltic, before it headed towards Swedish territory.
"It is completely unacceptable and extremely worrying in the current situation", Foreign Minister Jeppe Kofod wrote on Twitter on Sunday.
Den russiske ambassadør indkaldt til samtale i Udenrigsministeriet i morgen. Endnu en russisk krænkelse af dansk luftrum. Det er fuldstændig uacceptabelt og særdeles bekymrende i den nuværende situation. #dkpol
— Jeppe Kofod (@JeppeKofod) May 1, 2022
Danish F16 fighter jets countered the incursion and the plane then left Danish airspace.
"We are in a special situation across the whole of Europe. That is why, of course, it is really serious when we see Russia violating our airspace. Therefore we have called in the Ambassador so that we can make that view clear to Russia," Kofod reiterated to newswire Ritzau.
The plane was also briefly in Swedish airspace. It is unknown whether this was a deliberate violation or not.
Russian ambassador to Denmark, Vladimir Barbin has attended several talks at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs since the war in Ukraine.
After the Russian invasion of Ukraine on February 24th, Moscow has threatened retaliation against any countries that participate in the war, which Russia characterises as a “special military operation”, on the side of Ukraine.
Danish fighter aircraft currently patrol the skies over Baltic Sea island Bornholm daily in what has been described as a precaution against potential Russian encroachment on Danish airspace in the area.
Denmark is a member of NATO, unlike Sweden where a debate is taking place over whether it should abandon its non-aligned status and join the alliance.
Questioned by the Dagens Nyheter newspaper, the Swedish defence minister said there was no proof that the breach was linked to current discussions on Stockholm eventually joining NATO.
Russia has already signalled that Stockholm and Helsinki, which is also contemplating membership, should consider the consequences of such a move on bilateral relations and Europe's overall security architecture.
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On Friday, a Russian AN-30 propeller plane was flying east of Bornholm, a Danish island in the Baltic, before it headed towards Swedish territory.
"It is completely unacceptable and extremely worrying in the current situation", Foreign Minister Jeppe Kofod wrote on Twitter on Sunday.
Den russiske ambassadør indkaldt til samtale i Udenrigsministeriet i morgen. Endnu en russisk krænkelse af dansk luftrum. Det er fuldstændig uacceptabelt og særdeles bekymrende i den nuværende situation. #dkpol
— Jeppe Kofod (@JeppeKofod) May 1, 2022
Danish F16 fighter jets countered the incursion and the plane then left Danish airspace.
"We are in a special situation across the whole of Europe. That is why, of course, it is really serious when we see Russia violating our airspace. Therefore we have called in the Ambassador so that we can make that view clear to Russia," Kofod reiterated to newswire Ritzau.
The plane was also briefly in Swedish airspace. It is unknown whether this was a deliberate violation or not.
Russian ambassador to Denmark, Vladimir Barbin has attended several talks at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs since the war in Ukraine.
After the Russian invasion of Ukraine on February 24th, Moscow has threatened retaliation against any countries that participate in the war, which Russia characterises as a “special military operation”, on the side of Ukraine.
Danish fighter aircraft currently patrol the skies over Baltic Sea island Bornholm daily in what has been described as a precaution against potential Russian encroachment on Danish airspace in the area.
Denmark is a member of NATO, unlike Sweden where a debate is taking place over whether it should abandon its non-aligned status and join the alliance.
Questioned by the Dagens Nyheter newspaper, the Swedish defence minister said there was no proof that the breach was linked to current discussions on Stockholm eventually joining NATO.
Russia has already signalled that Stockholm and Helsinki, which is also contemplating membership, should consider the consequences of such a move on bilateral relations and Europe's overall security architecture.
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