Lavrov threatened Denmark over aid to Ukraine: Copenhagen reacted — Politics

“This is not the first time that the Russian minister rattles off weapons,” Denmark emphasizes.

Denmark reacted to the statements of the head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation Sergey Lavrov about possible “military-technical solutions” after Copenhagen handed over the second batch of F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine.

This was stated by the Minister of Defense of Denmark, Troels Lund Poulsen, TV2 reports.

“It is important to convey to the Danish population that there is no direct military threat to Denmark from Russia. We are a member of NATO – a large security umbrella that is based on the ability to help us in the event of a conflict,” he said.

The minister emphasized: he does not know what “military-technical nature” covers, but he assumed that it is sabotage in Denmark regarding the supply of weapons to Ukraine and the training of Ukrainian pilots.

“These are statements that we have seen before from the Russian side and from Lavrov. This is intended to intimidate countries that…