"During the visit of the French aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle, one of the Swedish Armed Forces' vessels observed a drone taking off from a Russian signals intelligence ship. The Swedish Armed Forces can now confirm that a Russian drone has carried out an unauthorised flight."
"If Russian involvement was confirmed, the only conclusion I would draw is that it would be a ridiculous provocation. The drone was neutralised away from the Charles de Gaulle aircraft carrier and in no way was the security of the aircraft carrier and its group threatened by this."
"It is a Russian way of acting that we recognise from other places. An investigation had started and he did not believe the timing was a coincidence with the aircraft carrier visiting."
A Russian drone was jammed by Swedish forces near France's Charles de Gaulle aircraft carrier during its visit to Swedish waters in the Oresund Strait between Denmark and Sweden. The drone launched from a Russian signals intelligence ship positioned 13 kilometers from the carrier. Swedish military confirmed Russian involvement, while French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot characterized the incident as a ridiculous provocation, emphasizing the drone posed no actual security threat. Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson noted the timing coincided with the carrier's port visit to Malmö and identified the action as typical Russian behavior. Moscow dismissed the allegations as absurd through Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov.
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