Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen warned that Russia is engaging in a “hybrid war” against NATO allies as she welcomed political leaders from across the European Union to her country for a summit on rearming the continent and defending it against Russian aggression after a spate of incidents.
As leaders gathered in Denmark, including Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, there were fresh reports from a raid on a Russian ship by Germany that uncovered evidence of sabotage—including of a drone launch from the vessel—and news of the arrest of an alleged Russian intelligence courier suspected to be preparing for drone attacks in Poland.
Polish authorities detained GRU suspect who buried cans packed with explosives in Łódź cemeteries: Gazeta WyborczaInvestigators suspect cans, which fit with drones, were intended for Russian “acts of terror”Five Russian nationals probed in Germany after evidence of sabotage was found on their cargo vessel “Scanlark””Scanlark” raided by German special forces in early September after alleged drone launch for spying: NDRFrench PM Lecornu hailed the commandos who arrested two crew members of suspected Russian “shadow fleet” tanker”Borocay” ship raided by French navy at Saint-Nazaire over the weekend as part of an investigation into its flagRecent drone disruptions in Denmark, Norway, Germany still under investigation, with Russia the prime suspectFrederiksen: “I hope that everybody recognizes now that there is a hybrid war and one day it’s Poland, the other day it’s Denmark, and next week it will probably be somewhere else that we see sabotage or we see drones flying.”Russia denies seeking a conflict with Europe and has dismissed accusations as unfounded
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