Russia's ambassador objects to new report: The Military Intelligence Service invents 'mythical threats'

At the Russian embassy in Østerbro, Copenhagen, there have reportedly been consultations of the latest intelligence report on threats against Denmark ().

The words in the approximately 70-page long report from the Danish Defense Intelligence Service (FE) have not fallen on fertile ground with Russia's ambassador to Denmark, Vladimir Barbin.

- The Danish Defense Intelligence Service should not invent mythical threats from Russia, but be aware of the futile attempts by NATO countries, including Denmark, to defeat Russia militarily and strategically.

Thus begins the nearly two-page long written response from the ambassador, which has been sent to DR.

In the letter, there is not only a sharp criticism of the Danish intelligence service, but also of Denmark and NATO's behavior on the international scene in general.

Vladimir Barbin has been Russia's ambassador to Denmark since 2019. (Photo: © Claus Bech, Ritzau Scanpix)

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FE takes a "stiff-necked stance"

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In FE's report, 15 pages are dedicated solely to Russia.

A significant part of the assessment revolves around the development that has taken place in the West and Russia's relationship since Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022.

Since then, Russia has also begun to play a larger role in relation to threats against Denmark.

- The threat picture against Denmark has become more serious. This is not least due to the fact that Russia is becoming more and more reckless and has carried out sabotage actions in several European countries, as it is described in FE's own description of the report's content.

FE assesses that a military attack on Denmark is not a risk, but the military threat from Russia against NATO will increase over the coming years. In addition, we must prepare ourselves for the fact that Russia can use hybrid warfare and sabotage.

You can read the entire response here below. It has been reproduced, as DR has received it:

The assessment from the Danish intelligence service is of little concern to Ambassador Vladimir Barbin, one must understand.

- It is completely cynical to speak of Russian threats against Denmark and its citizens, when Copenhagen sponsors the continued bloodshed in Ukraine and finances the weapons that the Kiev regime uses to attack Russian cities and villages, resulting in civilian casualties, it reads in the response to DR.

According to Barbin, the Danish Defense Intelligence Service takes a "stiff-necked stance" when analyzing the military risks for European security.

- Denmark's provocative actions in the military area, which contribute to the destabilization of international security, are criticized, writes the ambassador.

Vladimir Barbin was summoned to a meeting at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Copenhagen after Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022. (Photo: © Martin Sylvest, Ritzau Scanpix)

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Expert: 'It's interesting what's not there'

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The response from the Russian ambassador is a "glimpse into a Russian parallel universe." That's what Rasmus Brun Pedersen, who is a lecturer at the Institute of Political Science at Aarhus University and an expert in security policy, thinks.

- It's a fine bouquet of things we normally hear from the Russians. It's a type of response where Russia tries to turn the whole thing around and present itself as the innocent party and the West as the aggressor, he says.

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> In the letter, there is no denial that Russia is behind some of the operations that have taken place in Danish waters.

> Rasmus Brun Pedersen, lecturer Aarhus University

The response from the Russian ambassador covers a wide range and Denmark is accused, among other things, of hypocrisy in connection with investigations into the damage to the Nord Stream pipelines near Bornholm.

But when Rasmus Brun Pedersen carefully reads the words from the Russian embassy, there is one thing in particular that catches his eye.

- What's interesting is first and foremost what's not there. In the letter, there is no denial that Russia is behind some of the operations that have taken place in Danish waters, he says.

- Instead, they try to tell the West that it is our fault. That we are double-moral and that we commit criminality by supporting Ukraine's fight against the Russians.

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