The head of the Danish government said she “cannot rule out in any way that it is Russia” behind the incident, according to Politico.eu.
Prime Minister Frederiksen suggested a possible motive could be: “To disrupt and create unrest. To cause concern. To see how far you can go and test the limits.”
The airport has since reopened, but Danish police warned it was “a very serious situation.”
Anne Tønnes, director of the Copenhagen police, added: “It is extremely serious when you close an international airport for four hours.”
Flemming Drejer, director of operations at Denmark’s PET intelligence service, said authorities are exploring all possible causes, noting: “But it is clear that, given the current threat and what we are seeing on the international scene, this is something we are aware of.”
Russia has denied any involvement.
Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov told the Interfax news agency: “We hear unfounded accusations from them every time. Perhaps a party that takes a serious, responsible stance should not make such unfounded accusations again and again.”
The drone incursion follows similar Russian activity in the region, including drone flights over Poland and Romania earlier this month, as well as three fighter jets intercepted in Estonian airspace on Friday.
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