Danish PM says ‘can not rule out’ Russian involvement
Danish PM Frederiksen spoke briefly with reporters this morning.
Requested by DR if the incident could possibly be linked to Russia, she struck a somewhat cautious tone, however mentioned:
“I can not rule out that it’s Russia. We’ve got seen drones over Poland that ought to not have been there. We’ve got seen exercise in Romania. We’ve got seen violations of Estonian airspace. We’ve got seen hacker assaults on European airports over the weekend.
Now there have been drones in Denmark, and it seems that there have been drones in Oslo and Norway as properly.
Subsequently, I can solely say that, in my opinion, it is a critical assault on vital Danish infrastructure.”
In feedback reported by DR, she added that the intent may have been “to disrupt and create unrest, concern; see how far you are able to do and check the boundaries.”
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Nato assembly on Russian incursion into Estonian airspace
Only a reminder that Nato is assembly this morning to debate the Russian incursion into Estonian airspace final Friday.
We should always hear from the alliance’s secretary normal Mark Rutte round 11:45 BST (12:45 CEST).
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Danish PM says ‘can not rule out’ Russian involvement
Danish PM Frederiksen spoke briefly with reporters this morning.
Requested by DR if the incident could possibly be linked to Russia, she struck a somewhat cautious tone, however mentioned:
“I can not rule out that it’s Russia. We’ve got seen drones over Poland that ought to not have been there. We’ve got seen exercise in Romania. We’ve got seen violations of Estonian airspace. We’ve got seen hacker assaults on European airports over the weekend.
Now there have been drones in Denmark, and it seems that there have been drones in Oslo and Norway as properly.
Subsequently, I can solely say that, in my opinion, it is a critical assault on vital Danish infrastructure.”
In feedback reported by DR, she added that the intent may have been “to disrupt and create unrest, concern; see how far you are able to do and check the boundaries.”
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Danish military concerned in investigation into Copenhagen drones
The Danish armed forces are understood to be concerned within the investigation into final night time’s drone disruption at Copenhagen Airport, Danish broadcaster TV2 reported.
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There was no replace on what occurred to the drones that disrupted the operations at Copenhagen airport final night time.
Danish media earlier questioned whether or not they got here from the land or from the ocean, however authorities declined to supply extra element at this stage of the investigation.
However they concluded that the drones had been flown by “what we’d name a succesful operator.”
“It’s an actor who has the capabilities, the desire and the instruments to indicate off on this method,” Danish police chief superintendent Jens Jespersen advised reporters earlier at this time.
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Danish authorities investigating ‘very critical incident’ at airport, notice seriousness of influence on vital infrastructure
Copenhagen police and Danish safety and intelligence service, or PET, are actually giving a press convention, reported by Danish media, with authorities warning that the reported incident amounted to “a really critical state of affairs.”
Flemming Drejer, PET’s operational director, acknowledges that, given the worldwide context, Denmark faces a hightened degree of risk of sabotage. All attainable choices and hyperlinks are being checked out, he says.
Anne Tønnes, director at Copenhagen Police, additionally highlights that the incident amounted to a critical violation of Danish legislation.
Danish media notice that Tønnes repeatedly referenced the incident as “assault,” noting its influence on the nation’s vital infrastructure.
This concludes the press convention, however there’s a suggestion this isn’t the final time we’ve heard from them at this time.
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Morning opening: Drones paralyse Nordic airports
Jakub Krupa
The airports in Copenhagen and Oslo, the 2 busiest within the Nordic area, had been shut for hours final night time after drones had been noticed of their airspace late on Monday, leaving tens of 1000’s of passengers stranded as flights had been diverted, delayed and cancelled.
Cops stand guard in spite of everything site visitors has been closed on the Copenhagen Airport resulting from drone experiences in Copenhagen, Denmark. {Photograph}: Steven Knap/Reuters
The Danish and Norwegian authorities are understood to keep in touch in case the 2 incidents had been linked, NRK reported.
Danish prime minister Mette Frederiksen advised broadcaster TV2 in a written remark that the disruption at Copenhagen was “essentially the most critical assault on Danish vital infrastructure up to now.”
“It says one thing concerning the occasions we stay in and what we as a society have to be ready to take care of,’ she mentioned, including the authorities had been “not ruling out any choices in relation who’s behind this.”
She added:
“And it’s clear that this suits in with the developments we’ve seen not too long ago with different drone assaults, airspace violations and hacker assaults on European airports.”
Who may she probably be considering of?
Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy appeared to consider that Russia was behind the incident, elevating it throughout a gathering with IMF managing director, Kristalina Georgieva.
The official readout on the president’s web site mentioned the pair “mentioned Russia’s violations of the airspace of Nato member states, together with … in Copenhagen.”
“The President emphasised that if there isn’t a resolute response from the allies – each states and establishments – to those provocations, Russia will proceed its aggressive actions, testing the societies of European and Nato international locations,” it mentioned.
We should always hear from the Danish police shortly and get extra updates all through the day.
I’ll carry you all the important thing updates right here.
It’s Tuesday, 23 September 2025, it’s Jakub Krupa right here, and that is Europe Reside.
Good morning.
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