Overview
- Ambassador Vladimir Barbin told state-run TASS that Danish authorities threatened to take property used by Russia’s embassy in Copenhagen.
- He said accreditation renewals, access to banking services, and basic repairs have become extremely difficult for embassy staff.
- Barbin added that the Copenhagen mayor’s office is threatening to reclaim the land under Russian diplomatic buildings and that cultural center activities face restrictions.
- The Moscow Times reported the claims and said it had contacted Denmark’s Foreign Ministry for comment, which was not included in the article.
- The dispute follows 2023 reciprocal staff cuts that led to the closure of Russia’s trade mission and unfolds as the Kremlin comments cautiously on U.S. President Donald Trump’s Greenland rhetoric.