Closing summary
… and on that note, it’s a wrap!
Denmark is set to receive Swedish anti-drone system next week to help deal with any potential drone sightings that could disrupt the upcoming European Council and European Political Community summits in Copenhagen (16:31), as the Danish investigation into recent incidents continue (10:08, 10:32, 14:23, 15:12).
Meanwhile, 11 European countries held talks on the EU’s plans to draw on Ukraine’s experience when developing a “drone wall” to protect the bloc from similar attacks (13:07), with the EU’s defence commissioner Andrius Kubilius openly warning that Russia “is testing EU and Nato” (14:49, 14:50, 14:53, 14:58, 15:04, 15:07, 15:15, 15:18).
Polish prime minister Donald Tusk warned that “Russia has ill intentions towards the whole world” as he spoke about the need for European allies to remain united and vigilant in the face of Moscow’s increasingly aggressive stance (14:40).
Separately,
Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy has clashed with Hungarian authorities, after claiming Ukrainian authorities recorded violations of its airspace by “reconnaissance drones, which are likely Hungarian.” Hungary’s foreign minister Péter Szijjártó said in response that Zelenskyy was “starting to go crazy” (16:42, 17:44).
Meanwhile, the European Union believes it can generate a €140bn interest-free loan for Ukraine based on Russia’s frozen assets without confiscating the funds, according to a leaked document setting out the plan to make sure the Kremlin pays for its war of aggression (10:54, 16:11).
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Denmark has accepted Sweden’s offer to share its anti-drone system to ensure that next week’s informal European Council and European Political Community summits in Copenhagen can go ahead without disruptions, the Danish government told TV2.
