Russia warns Denmark its warships could become nuclear targets
Russia tells Denmark not to join Nato missile shield or face becoming a target for Russian missiles
Denmark’s Foreign minister, Martin Lidegaard, called the statement 'unacceptable'
The Danish military said that it had scrambled its F-16 squadrons 58 times in 2014 to head off Russian aircraft Photo: ROBIN VAN LONKHUIJSEN/AFP/Getty Images
By Julian Isherwood, Copenhagen-21 Mar 2015
Russia has gone on the offensive in the Baltic, warning Denmark that if it joins Nato’s missile defence shield, its navy will be a legitimate target for a Russian nuclear attack.
