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Morning opening: Russia-attributed security incidents intensify across EuropeJakub KrupaDenmark has summoned Russia’s ambassador after a Russian warship fired two emergency flares at a Danish army’s helicopter in the Baltic Sea in the latest of incidents attributed to Moscow.The incident took place during what Denmark said was “a routine” monitoring of the frigate.“Reckless action from Russia towards Danish military during a routine overflight yesterday. Russian actions are meant to intimidate and divide. They will not succeed. We will not waver,” prime minister Mette Frederiksen said.Denmark's prime minister Mette Frederiksen, leader of Denmark's Social Democrats. Photograph: Henning Bagger/Ritzau Scanpix/AFP/Getty ImagesDenmark’s foreign minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen said the frigate’s behaviour was “completely unacceptable.”The incident took place amid worsening security situation in Europe.Separately, Nato fighter jets stationed on the alliance’s eastern flank shot down a drone – believed to be flying from Belarus – over Lithuania last night.“With Russia intensifying its aggression against Ukraine, such readiness is vital for our region,” Lithuania’s president Gitanas Nausėda said.Meanwhile, Poland discovered remains of a suspected Russian drone near its Baltic Sea coast, just a day after a Russian drone hit a train on Ukraine’s border with Poland on Sunday.It’s Tuesday, 15 September 2026, it’s Jakub Krupa here, and this is Europe Live.Good morning.Key events11m agoSuspected sabotage disrupts Dutch trains14m agoDanish incident further proof of Russia's 'aggressive' behaviour, former Danish defence minister warns16m agoMorning opening: Russia-attributed security incidents intensify across EuropeSuspected sabotage disrupts Dutch trainsSeparately, Dutch authorities are investigating a major outage that affected parts of the country’s railway system, suspecting a possible sabotage after objects were placed on tracks.Passenger information at Zwolle station. No trains are running in parts of the country due to a disruption that originated at 13 locations on the tracks in the central Netherlands. Photograph: ANP/ShutterstockThe objects caused failures across the network, affecting several level crossings which ‌disrupted road traffic, Dutch rail infrastructure operator Pro Rail said ​in a statement.It explained that as a result, “our computer system identifies a section of track as occupied, even though there is no train present.”“Because safety always comes first, signals automatically turn red. As a result, trains must stop or slow down. Level crossings can also malfunction,” it said.It did not comment on who could be behind the incident.Danish incident further proof of Russia's 'aggressive' behaviour, former Danish defence minister warnsFormer Danish defence minister Troels Lund Poulsen warned that the frigate incident was a further proof of Russia’s “extremely aggressive” behaviour seeking to “provoke potential conflicts.”“We should be very aware of that,” he said in comments reported by Danish broadcaster DR.Defence minister Jeppe Bruus called an all-party meeting on the incident this morning to give political leaders a more detailed read on what happened, DR said.Morning opening: Russia-attributed security incidents intensify across EuropeJakub KrupaDenmark has summoned Russia’s ambassador after a Russian warship fired two emergency flares at a Danish army’s helicopter in the Baltic Sea in the latest of incidents attributed to Moscow.The incident took place during what Denmark said was “a routine” monitoring of the frigate.“Reckless action from Russia towards Danish military during a routine overflight yesterday. Russian actions are meant to intimidate and divide. They will not succeed. We will not waver,” prime minister Mette Frederiksen said.Denmark's prime minister Mette Frederiksen, leader of Denmark's Social Democrats. Photograph: Henning Bagger/Ritzau Scanpix/AFP/Getty ImagesDenmark’s foreign minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen said the frigate’s behaviour was “completely unacceptable.”The incident took place amid worsening security situation in Europe.Separately, Nato fighter jets stationed on the alliance’s eastern flank shot down a drone – believed to be flying from Belarus – over Lithuania last night.“With Russia intensifying its aggression against Ukraine, such readiness is vital for our region,” Lithuania’s president Gitanas Nausėda said.Meanwhile, Poland discovered remains of a suspected Russian drone near its Baltic Sea coast, just a day after a Russian drone hit a train on Ukraine’s border with Poland on Sunday.It’s Tuesday, 15 September 2026, it’s Jakub Krupa here, and this is Europe Live.Good morning.