Denmark says Russian warship fired flares at military helicopter

Danish Foreign Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen accused Russia of "gradually shifting the boundary for what they consider acceptable behaviour", adding: "That is something we cannot accept."In a statement following the incident, Russian ambassador Vladimir Barbin accused Denmark of "recklessness" and "provocative actions".Barbin said this was "not the first time that Danish Air Force helicopters have carried out dangerous manoeuvres near Russian warships". He said he had complained about a similar incident last year, adding that the latest event showed that "communication problems lie not with the Russian Navy's vessels, but with the Danish side".Danish Defence Minister Jeppe Bruus told Reuters no attempt to make contact with helicopters had been made by the frigate's crew. Overnight, Nato fighter pilots shot down a drone that entered Lithuania's airspace.Authorities said the drone likely entered southern Lithuania, near the second-largest city of Kaunas, from neighbouring Belarus shortly after midnight on Tuesday.The origins of the drone are yet to be determined, the Lithuanian national crisis management centre said, but the country's president pointed to increased Russian aggression in recent months.