Malmö, Sweden, Feb 27, 2026 (AFP) - France warns of 'provocation' if Russian drone buzzed aircraft carrier

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2026-02-27

France's foreign minister said Friday that if a drone seen this week near a French aircraft carrier visiting Sweden turned out to be Russian -- a claim Moscow called "absurd" -- it would be a "ridiculous provocation". Sweden said one of its navy vessels spotted and jammed the drone 13 kilometres (eight miles) from France's Charles de Gaulle aircraft carrier. On Thursday, Sweden's Defence Minister Pal Jonson told the broadcaster SVT that the drone......

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