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EU Leaders Accelerate Defense Plans After Drone Incursions, Unlock €2 Billion for Ukrainian Drones

Leaders left Copenhagen studying an anti‑drone program, with funding options from frozen Russian assets facing legal and political hurdles.

Overview

  • An informal summit in Copenhagen concluded with agreement to speed up coordinated air‑defense work, including evaluating a bloc‑wide anti‑drone “wall.”
  • European Commission funds of €2 billion were disbursed to Kyiv for drone purchases as part of a larger loan package backed by profits from immobilized Russian assets.
  • Security was reinforced in Denmark with allied personnel and anti‑drone equipment from several countries following recent airspace violations affecting airports and bases.
  • Attribution for the incursions remains unproven and Moscow denies involvement, but EU and NATO officials describe a pattern of hybrid provocations testing European responses.
  • French prosecutors immobilized a tanker off the Atlantic coast and detained crew in an ongoing probe into suspected links with drone flights, while internal EU splits, notably Hungary’s objections, slowed consensus on using frozen assets.