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Europe Hardens Security After Airspace Incursions as EU Weighs Drone Shield, Frozen-Asset Funding

Copenhagen talks aim to turn collective air‑defense proposals plus Ukraine financing from frozen Russian assets into actionable decisions.

Russia's former leader Dmitry Medvedev, an ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin and deputy chairman of the country's Security Council, visits the Prudboy range in the Volgograd region, southern Russia, on June 1, 2023.
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Russia's President Vladimir Putin attends the World Atomic Week international forum, an event dedicated to the global nuclear industry and related sectors, in Moscow, Russia, September 25, 2025. REUTERS/Evgenia Novozhenina/Pool

Overview

  • German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said Europe is “no longer at peace” with Russia and urged using frozen Russian assets to sustain Ukraine’s defense for three to five years.
  • President Volodymyr Zelenskyy proposed a joint regional air‑defense shield with Poland and partners following recent drone and fighter‑jet incursions across NATO airspace.
  • EU leaders are considering a bloc‑wide “drone wall” and other shared defenses, while the UK, France, Germany and Sweden pledged support to strengthen Denmark’s anti‑drone security.
  • The European Commission is pushing an interest‑free loan of about €140 billion backed by frozen Russian assets, facing resistance from Hungary as legal workarounds and an October summit decision are prepared.
  • NATO members have scrambled jets and, in Poland’s case, shot down Russian drones; U.S. signals remain mixed, with Trump considering enabling Tomahawk transfers to Ukraine, according to Vice President JD Vance.