Provocations by Russian Warship in Denmark Territorial Waters

Twice, a Russian Warship entered Danish Territorial Waters without authorization , north of the island of Bornholm in the Baltic Sea, while a festival was occurring on the island, and attendance was vast including senior lawmakers & business men and women as well as senior government officials: Jeppe Kofod - Denmark's Foreign Minister, and Mette Frederiksen, Denmark Prime Minister.

The warship entered the waters of Denmark around 0030 GMT and then again a few hours later. It then retracted its steps back to international waters after The Denmark Navy made official contact with the vessel.

"A deeply irresponsible, gross and completely unacceptable Russian provocation in the middle of #fmdk," - Jeppe Kofod, Denmark's Foreign Ministers, Twitter

The Russian ambassador to Denmark has been requested, and Kofod is also stating that Bullying methods do not work against Denmark.

Last month marked the initial shipment of Harpoon missile systems to Ukraine from Denmark, which were the results of cooperation from several countries.

Source #1 Reuters

Source #2 The Guardian

Source #3 U.S.News
 

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