Overview

• At the Copenhagen summit, EU leaders discussed a cross‑border network to detect and neutralize hostile drones as Denmark tightened airspace with a temporary drone ban and allied anti‑drone deployments.
• Leaders also debated using frozen Russian assets to back large loans for Ukraine, with support and skepticism splitting member states.
• The Wall Street Journal reports President Donald Trump authorized U.S. intelligence and the Pentagon to share targeting data to help Ukraine hit Russian refineries, pipelines and power infrastructure, with decisions on Tomahawk cruise missiles still pending.
• The Kremlin condemned Western plans, with Vladimir Putin denying intent to attack NATO while warning of a rapid response to any provocation, and spokesman Dmitry Peskov cautioning that any U.S. move to supply Tomahawks would draw an “adequate” answer.
• Volodymyr Zelensky urged European mobilization and backed an EU‑wide anti‑drone shield, as Ukraine sent personnel to assist Denmark following recent unexplained drone incursions over European airspace.