Overview

• Denmark tightened security for the meeting with thousands of police, a temporary drone-flight ban and allied anti-drone personnel and equipment from multiple countries, plus Ukrainian experts and U.S. material support.
• Leaders took up a proposed eastern‑flank anti‑drone shield to network detection, tracking and interception with NATO cooperation, but design, funding and timing remain unresolved.
• The European Commission’s concept to leverage roughly €140 billion in frozen Russian sovereign assets to back large loans for Ukraine gained momentum, yet Belgium and France flagged legal and market risks and any decision would require unanimity.
• EU officials outlined work toward a 2030 defense preparation roadmap and closer EU–NATO coordination on air defense and procurement, with concrete actions deferred to later meetings.
• Recent incursions involving drones over Poland and Denmark and fighter jets over Estonia have elevated tensions, while Ukraine reported a seven‑day external power loss at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant that EU officials warned is especially dangerous.