Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen warned that the recent drone flights in the country’s airspace are “only the beginning; the situation will worsen and become more serious.”
In an interview with Berlingske and the Financial Times, she stressed the need for Europe to “deepen its discussion” of the new security landscape and determine how to respond to emerging threats.
Frederiksen compared the current situation to the interwar atmosphere in Europe, noting that the continent is facing not only a “real war” in Ukraine but also a large-scale hybrid campaign. “The idea of hybrid warfare is to intimidate us, divide us, and destabilize us. Today it is drones, tomorrow it may be cyberattacks, the next day sabotage. That is why the challenge goes beyond simply increasing capabilities,” she told the FT.
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Her remarks came on the eve of an informal European Council summit in Copenhagen, where security and Ukraine will top the agenda. President Volodymyr Zelensky will join via video link. This will be followed by a broader meeting of the European Political Community.
Preparations for these meetings have been overshadowed by reports of drones and related disruptions in Denmark and other Northern European countries, underscoring the seriousness of the threat. France, Germany, Poland, Sweden, the United Kingdom, Ukraine, and the United States have all expressed their support for holding the gatherings.