Overview

• Speaking in Kyiv, EU foreign affairs chief Kaja Kallas said repeated airspace breaches by Russian drones and jets risk unintended escalation and urged a rapid build‑out of counter‑drone sensors and cheaper interceptors.
• NATO has reinforced air‑policing on its eastern flank after recent incursions, while drone activity has disrupted airports in Denmark, Norway and Germany and prompted new counter‑drone planning across Europe.
• Germany’s BND head Martin Jaeger warned lawmakers that Russia may seek a direct clash with NATO and labeled Germany a primary target as he described Europe’s current state as a precarious ‘frosty peace.’
• NATO Secretary‑General Mark Rutte told legislators that any direct NATO–Russia war would not resemble the conflict in Ukraine, underscoring the alliance’s planning focus.
• Debate over supplying Ukraine with long‑range Tomahawk missiles sharpened as Kallas welcomed their availability, President Trump cautioned the move would be a major escalation, and Moscow both denied plans to attack NATO and warned NATO–EU steps raise the risk of an unintended clash.