Overview

• Allies rushed anti‑drone teams and gear to secure the Copenhagen meetings, with contributions from the United States, Germany, France, Sweden, Finland, Poland and a Ukrainian specialist group.
• French forces boarded the Russian‑linked tanker Boracay off France and detained two crew members on suspicion the vessel helped launch drones over Denmark.
• Germany unveiled plans for a national counter‑drone center and is pushing legal changes to authorize its armed forces to shoot down threatening drones.
• EU discussions prioritized air and missile defenses, eastern‑flank reinforcement and a proposed anti‑drone wall, while the European Commission pitched using frozen Russian assets to back a €140 billion loan for Ukraine, a plan welcomed by many but viewed cautiously by Belgium.
• Volodymyr Zelensky is meeting European leaders at the CPE to lock in long‑term support as Emmanuel Macron warned Europe is in confrontation with Russia and said hostile drones violating European airspace can be destroyed.