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Denmark Summons Russian Ambassador After Warship Fires Flares at Helicopter

Denmark Summons Russian Ambassador After Warship Fires Flares at Helicopter

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THE BRIEF
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Denmark summoned the Russian ambassador after a Russian warship fired two emergency flares at a Danish Fennec helicopter in the Baltic Sea.

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Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen branded the action reckless and designed to intimidate, while Moscow agreed to investigate the incident.

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The incident coincided with NATO forces shooting down a drone that entered Lithuania's airspace from Belarus.