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Denmark’s Defence Intelligence Service warns of a high risk of sabotage against its armed forces, citing drone incursions last week that forced the closure of six airports. Prime Minister Frederiksen labeled these incidents a hybrid attack. The intelligence service believes Russia is waging a hybrid war against Denmark and the West, employing aggressive military tactics to exert pressure without triggering armed conflict. While Defence Minister Poulsen acknowledges the risk, he clarifies there’s no current direct military threat to Denmark.
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COPENHAGEN, Oct 3 (Reuters) – There is a high risk of sabotage against Denmark’s armed forces, Danish Defence Intelligence Service Director Thomas Ahrenkiel said on Friday.
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Denmark’s intelligence service assesses that Russia is currently waging a hybrid war against the Nordic country as well as against the West, according to Ahrenkiel.
“This means that Russia is using military means, including in an aggressive way, to put pressure on us without crossing the line into armed conflict,” Ahrenkiel told reporters.
Danish Defence Minister Troels Lund Poulsen said that there was no direct military threat against Denmark.
Reporting by Jacob Gronholt Pedersen and Anna Ringstrom, editing by Terje Solsvik
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