After repeated drone incidents in the country, the Danish secret service comes to the assessment that Russia is currently leading a hybrid war against Denmark and the West. This was said by the head of the Danish foreign intelligence service Fe, Thomas Ahrenkiel, during a press conference in Copenhagen. Russia wants to create uncertainty and division between the NATO allies and that one stops to support Ukraine in their defense against the Russian attack war.
Hybrid warfare is a strategy in which military and non -military means are combined. The use of drones is one of the military means. Under non -military means, disinformation and propaganda include on social networks, cyber attacks as well as political influence and support for opposition groups in order to destabilize companies. It was very likely that Russia’s hybrid threat will continue to increase against NATO in the coming years, the FE wrote in a threat assessment published in parallel. With these activities, Moscow try to weaken political unity and resolution in NATO countries.
“Russia wants to make us believe that there is an immediate risk of war,” said Ahrenkiel. “You want us to live with this fear.” Furthermore, it is believed that Russia will not commit a regular military attack. You don’t have to be afraid that you are on your way to a war, Defense Minister Troels Lund Poulsen said.
In Denmark, drones about airports and critical infrastructure were recently seen. Among other things, this resulted in the important Copenhagen Airport on Monday last week. Dozens of flights failed there, tens of thousands of passengers were affected. It is still unclear who is behind the drone flights. However, it is assumed that Russia has something to do with it – accusations that the Kremlin has rejected. The investigation into the incidents continued, said Ahrkiel.
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