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Denmark Summons Russia After Flares Hit Danish Helicopter
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- Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen condemned Russia’s corvette Soobrazitelny for firing flares at a Danish Fennec helicopter.
- Foreign Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen summoned Russian ambassador Vladimir Barbin after the flare incident.
- Defence Minister Andrei Belousov announced a medal for the warship commander’s “skillful and decisive actions”.
- The incident may push Denmark toward a tougher stance as over 170 shadow-fleet vessels transited near UK waters this summer.
