00:00A drone neutralized on Wednesday very close to the French aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle
00:05during a stopover in Malmö could be of Russian origin, the Swedish defense minister said on Thursday.
00:12A Russian military vessel was nearby at the time of the incident, according to him.
00:17French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barraud stressed that the security of the aircraft carrier wasn't threatened.
00:23If indeed, as the Minister of Defense suggested, there is a potential Russian origin for this incident,
00:32the only conclusion I would draw is that it would be a ridiculous provocation.
00:38The French ship was anchored before joining NATO exercises in the Baltic Sea.
00:43A Swedish navi vessel spotted the drone during a patrol and activated an electronic jamming system to disrupt its navigation.
00:52Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said he didn't know about the incident.
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