Overview

• EU defense ministers agreed in a videoconference to begin implementing a cross‑border system to detect, track and intercept drones along the eastern flank, with EU financing tools and an industry roadmap to follow.
• Kubilius listed Bulgaria, Estonia, Finland, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland and Romania as core participants, alongside EU foreign chief Kaja Kallas, NATO, Hungary, Slovakia and the Danish EU Council presidency, with Ukraine providing operational input.
• Recent airport disruptions in Denmark and new sightings over Germany’s Schleswig‑Holstein prompted reinforced police and Bundeswehr coordination, and Denmark said it would not seek NATO Article 4 consultations at this stage.
• Germany’s Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt confirmed talks on adapting the Aviation Security Act to allow the Bundeswehr to neutralize drones under defined conditions when other measures are insufficient.
• The Kremlin denied responsibility for alleged violations and warned against escalation, and officials say investigations into the latest incursions have yet to establish attribution.