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NATO has "enhanced vigilance" successful the Baltic aft what Copenhagen called an intrusion of unwelcome drones into Danish airspace, a spokesperson for the defence confederation said.
The reinforced measures "include aggregate intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance platforms and astatine slightest 1 air-defence frigate" successful the portion to the westbound of Russia, confederation spokesperson Martin O'Donnell told a property league overnight connected Saturday to Sunday.
Mr. O'Donnell said NATO's apical brass "have been successful changeless interaction with Danish leaders" astir the drone incidents, the latest successful a bid of violations of the airspace of the alliance's subordinate countries.
Mysterious drone sightings crossed Denmark and Norway since Monday person prompted the closure of respective airports, with Denmark hinting astatine imaginable Russian involvement.
Several NATO countries accidental Russian combatant jets and drones person violated their airspace successful Europe implicit caller weeks, accusing Moscow of investigating the alliance.
But Moscow connected Thursday rejected immoderate proposition it was down the drones, with Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov connected Saturday informing NATO would hazard a "decisive response" if it showed "any aggression against my country".
