Drones over Europe cause concern, Putin compares them to UFO stories

Russian President Vladimir Putin responded ironically to Denmark's accusations that Russian drones had flown over its territory. According to Business Gazeta, when asked at the Valdai Forum why he was sending so many drones to Denmark, he replied as follows: "No more! No more. Neither to France, nor to Denmark, nor to Copenhagen. Where else do they fly? To Lisbon.“

He added that the excitement about drones in the West was reminiscent of the obsession with UFOs and described it as entertainment for ”cranks" in the West and Russia.

Denmark recorded several cases of drones over sensitive locations in September. Similar incidents were also reported in Norway, Poland, Estonia, and Romania. In Poland, the drones were even shot down, leading to the activation of Article 4 of the North Atlantic Treaty and triggering a meeting of the UN Security Council.

Estonia invoked the same article after Russian fighter jets violated its airspace.

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