Russia warns Denmark after near miss in Baltic Sea

Moscow and Copenhagen trade blame for the incident as Denmark says it will not invoke NATO treaty.Published On 15 Sep 202615 Sep 2026Moscow has warned Denmark to avoid “reckless” action after a Russian frigate fired two flares that narrowly missed a Danish military helicopter.Moscow’s ambassador in Copenhagen, Vladimir Barbin, on Tuesday insisted that “dangerous manoeuvres” taken by the Danish aircraft were to blame for the Baltic Sea incident.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3Finland shelters under French nuclear umbrella amid Russian, US uncertaintylist 2 of 3Poland, Ukraine accuse Russia of ‘escalation’ after strikes near borderlist 3 of 3NATO pledges more Ukraine support after Russia strikes near Polandend of listThe Russian diplomat told state news agency RIA Novosti that he had delivered a formal note demanding steps to prevent a repeat of the episode.He said that the helicopter’s actions were provocative and condemned Danish attempts to call them routine, saying they raised “serious concern about the possible consequences of such recklessness”.The Fennec helicopter was on a routine mission to photograph the frigate as it sailed in international waters off Denmark...