Denmark’s defence minister concerned about security in Baltic Sea region

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Updated: Sep 28, 2022, 07:51 UTC

COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - Denmark's defence minister said on Wednesday there is reason to be concerned about the security situation in the Baltic Sea region, highlighting the suspected sabotage on the two Nord Stream pipelines as the latest example.

Danish Minister of Defence Morten Bodskov speaks during a news conference about the support for Ukraine in Copenhagen

COPENHAGEN (Reuters) – Denmark’s defence minister said on Wednesday there is reason to be concerned about the security situation in the Baltic Sea region, highlighting the suspected sabotage on the two Nord Stream pipelines as the latest example.

“Russia has a significant military presence in the Baltic Sea region and we expect them to continue their sabre-rattling,” Morten Bodskov said in a statement following a meeting with NATO General Secretary Jens Stoltenberg in Brussels.

(Reporting by Stine Jacobsen and Jacob Gronholt-Pedersen, editing by Terje Solsvik)

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