Denmark is preparing a springboard for an attack on Kaliningrad — Ambassador Barbin

Denmark uses the island of Bornholm, which belongs to it, as a springboard for creating threats to the security of Russia, including the Kaliningrad region.

This was stated in an interview with Izvestia by the Ambassador of the Russian Federation to Copenhagen Vladimir Barbin. He noted that Bornholm has remained an island of peace for many years and contributed to stability in the Baltic Sea.

The ambassador's comment came in response to the decision of the Danish kingdom to deploy up to a regiment of military and a mobile anti-ship complex on this island on a permanent basis.

The Russian side believes that in this way the Danish side began to use the island of Bornholm to generate threats to the security of Russia, including the Kaliningrad region.

"Such hostile activity of Denmark, of course, does not go unnoticed by our country," the Russian diplomat promised.

Recall that the Danish authorities announced on September 17 their decision to have long-range precision weapons in service. According to the royal cabinet, this will "strengthen the national defense capability and deterrence forces of NATO and its allies."

Earlier, EADaily reported that Denmark intends to purchase eight ground-based air defense systems for a total of $ 8.3 billion, which could be the largest arms purchase in the country's history.