Russia said today that the drones detected over Copenhagen, which caused the airport to close for four hours, were not its own, Agence France-Presse reported, BTA reported.
"We hear groundless accusations every time", Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said during his daily briefing. Peskov tried to respond in this way to the statement of Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen, who condemned the drones over Copenhagen as "the most serious attack on Danish infrastructure to date" and said he did not rule out the possibility of possible Russian intervention.
Dmitry Peskov said earlier today that the expiration of the Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START) between the United States and Russia would threaten international security. Speaking to reporters by phone, he said Russia would have to take measures, as yet unspecified, if the United States did not agree to renew the treaty for another year as proposed by President Vladimir Putin on Monday.
About 20,000 passengers were affected by the temporary closure of Copenhagen Airport last night due to drones spotted in its area, the airport authority said today, quoted by Reuters.
Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said it was "the most serious attack on Danish infrastructure to date", and the Scandinavian country's intelligence services said they were investigating whether it was a hybrid attack. According to Danish police, the drones were "skillfully" and promptly disappeared.
"We don't know who was behind their appearance," explained the Copenhagen police. The drones forced the suspension of takeoffs and landings of planes. This concerns 31 flights, the airport specified. A chain reaction followed, as a result of which about 100 flights were canceled or delayed. Oslo Airport also suspended operations for several hours.