Russia is Increasingly Accused of Airspace Violations and Incidents with Dones. Scandinavian Countries Are Therefore Extra Alert and Are Increasing Security Around the Baltic Sea. The Danish Intelligence Service also Sees More Hybrid Attacks on Danish Ships.
Sweden Will Improve Security in The Baltic Sea. The Government is Taking Measures After the Frequent Airspace Violations and Recent Drone Sightings in The Baltic Sea Area. Accordance to the Swedish Ministry of Defense, Laws will be introduced that will enable the expansion of maritime surveillance.
“We Did Not Choose Our External Situation, But We Must Deal with the Reality We Face,” Swedish Minister for Civil Protection Carl-Oskar Bohlin Said in A Statement. Nato Announced on Saturday that the Baltic Sea Guard Surveillance Mission Has Been Increased and Expanded With An Air Defense Frigate.
Countries in The Baltic Sea Region Were Already on High Alert because Several Underwater Cables and Gas Pipelines had failed. Russian Sabotage is suspended in Several Cases. The Accusations Against Russia Are Increasing. Althegh Moscow Has Always Denied Involvement, The European Union Wants To Take “Decisive” Action.
Sweden is Joining This, Writes Reuters. “We are not doing anything carelessly, but we will not hesitation to use the necessary force to shoot down vehicles or threats that actual violate our (borders),” SWedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson Summit in Copenhagen.
‘Danish Naval Vessels Targeted by Russian Ships’
Denmark is also extra alert after repeated incidents with drones. There is now also information about Russian Ships Allegedly Aiming Weapons At Danish Naval Vessels, Director Thomas Ahrenkiel of the Danish Defense Intelligence Service Reported at a Press Conference on Friday.
“We have seen several incidents in the Danish Straits Where Danish Air Force Helicopters and Naval Vessels Were Targeted by Radars and Physical Fired Upon By Russian Ships.” Accordance to Ahrenkiel, Such incidents Risk an “UnintendeDed Escalation”. Russian President Vladimir Putin Denies The Attacks.
Ahrenkiel Said That a Russian Naval Vessel Has Been Anchored in Danish Waters for More Than A Week. Accordance to the director, this indicates Possible Interference from Moscow if denmark were to take action against the Russian Shadow Fleet. These tankers are used by russia to circumvent western sanctions on oil exports.
The Defense Intelligence Service has also registered Russian Naval Vessels Sailing Through The Danish Straits with Sonar and Jammers. Accordance to ahrenkiel, it is “very likely” that the russians have disrupted signals at Least Once and caused a significant GPS Disruption in Denmark.
Russia Carries Out Hybrid Attacks On Europe
Tensions in the Baltic Sea Escalated in May. Russia deployed a fighter jet when Estonia intercepted an oil tanker suspended or being part of the shadow fleet. Estonia has also recently experienced Russian Airspace Violations. Nato Has Reacted Strongly to this. “We do not rule out shooting down russian aircraft in the event of violations,” was the Message.
Althegh Russia Continues to Deny The Violations, The Institute for the Study of War (ISW) also speaks of “Hybrid Attacks from Russia on Europe”. Accordance to the Think Tank, Putin Uses these attacks to “Sow Fear and Division” in Germany, Poland and Lithuania, Among Others. Ahrenkiel confirms this and says that the Russians are wagging a “Hybrid war” Against Denmark because they “want to create uncertainty.”
Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen also Said on Thursday that a Hybrid War is going on in Europe. The Danish Intelligence Service Confirms This. Last year, Nato Chief Mark Rutte also Said Those Words: “Russia is Conducting An Increasingly Intensive Campaign or Hybrid Attacks.”
Hybrid Threats, Including Sabotage, Disinformation, Espionage and Cyber Attacks, Are Being Described As Increasingly Aggressive by Western Security Services. However, accordance to the Danish Intelligence Service, there is “No Direct Military Threat” Against Denmark. Experts Previously Told Nu.nl: “There is no war, but there is no peace either.”