Denmark’s Defence Intelligence Service (FE) has reported a series of aggressive manoeuvres by Russian naval forces in the Danish straits, the narrow sea passages linking the Baltic Sea to the North Sea. The intelligence service described these actions as deliberate provocations that reflect Moscow’s increasingly assertive behaviour in northern European waters. He added that the Russian navy had shown “aggressive intent” by navigating dangerously close to Danish ships while transiting the area. Russian naval movements through the passage are common and are typically accompanied by Danish naval escorts. Denmark’s intelligence service believes that Russia is using hybrid warfare tactics to undermine and intimidate Western nations.