Russia has sharply criticized the Danish Armed Forces‘ proposal to ship troopers to Ukraine for drone coaching, calling it “a provocative act of military support,” state news media outlet DR reported on Wednesday.
“The exchange of combat experience is not a humanitarian action,” Russian Ambassador to Denmark Vladimir Barbin was quoted by state media as saying, accusing Denmark of misrepresenting army engagement as innocent coaching.
He warned of “unpredictable consequences,” suggesting such actions might danger a direct confrontation between NATO and Russia.
“Sending Danish soldiers to Ukraine to learn how to kill Russians with drones is a deliberate provocation,” Barbin informed the state media outlet.
In a separate assertion to TV 2, the Russian ambassador additional cautioned that Denmark can be endangering its troops. “Military facilities—including training centers and personnel—are legitimate targets for the Russian Armed Forces,” he mentioned.
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In response, Major General Boysen, head of the Danish Army, emphasised that any collaborating troopers can be unarmed and stationed removed from the entrance strains.
He clarified that no ultimate resolution or concrete plans have been made concerning the coaching initiative.
During the military’s newest expertise gathering earlier this yr, Ukrainians supplied Danish troopers the chance to take part in short-term programs and coaching in Ukraine, in addition to the potential of sending specialists to Denmark, mentioned Major General Peter Harling Boysen in a press release to the DR.
Defense Minister Troels Lund Poulsen, in the meantime, has not issued his response on the statements made by the Russian ambassador or the potential of sending Danish troopers on a course in Ukraine.
Source: www.anews.com.tr