Russian warship fires flares at Danish helicopter as Nato jets shoot down drone over Lithuania
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A Russian warship fired two emergency flares at a Danish helicopter in the Baltic Sea and an Italian Nato fighter jet shot down a drone carrying an explosive device over Lithuania in what the EU described as “reckless and dangerous” Russian behaviour.
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What happened
A Russian warship fired two emergency flares at a Danish helicopter in the Baltic Sea and an Italian Nato fighter jet shot down a drone carrying an explosive device over Lithuania in what the EU described as “reckless and dangerous” Russian behaviour.
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Follow-up questions
- What concrete event or decision sits underneath the headline: Russian warship fires flares at Danish helicopter as Nato jets shoot down drone over Lithuania?
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- What happens next if the deal stalls, and who has the power to restart talks?