Swedish Navy Downs Russian Drone Near French Carrier over Öresund

The Swedish Navy successfully jammed and neutralized a suspected Russian surveillance drone that approached the French aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle during the Lafayette-26 exercise.Defense Minister Pål Jonson and Colonel Guillaume Vernet confirmed the aircraft was forced into the sea approximately 13 kilometers from the nuclear-powered vessel near Malmö.The incident occurred as Sweden integrates into NATO following the abandonment of its long-standing regional neutrality during a period of heightened Baltic tension.Vladimir Putin and Emmanuel Macron recently exchanged criticisms regarding international military support for Volodymyr Zelensky as the carrier continues its operations in northern waters.