EU to build drone shield along Russian, Ukrainian borders
Kubilius said Europe’s defense industry will also come into play.
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Finland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Poland are working on a drone wall project, but in March, the EU’s executive organ, the European Commission rejected a common Estonia-Litvania demand for funds.
Nevertheless, Russian drone attacks have changed to Poland and Romania, and the closure of Danish airports due to unknown drone threat.
“Hybrid war continues and all countries in the European Union will experience it after the drone grace talks to journalists in Polish Defense Minister Wladyslaw Kosiniak-Kamysz Warsaw.
“The threat from the Russian Federation is serious. We must respond to this very radically.”
He called on the project, saying that all EU partners in recent days show that the events at the Denmark airports “the threat not only for the eastern wing, but also the launch of drones may be from a nearby ship or ship”.
Ukrainian military intelligence, Russia’s Ukrainian bombardment of airspace violations “systematic” has become and the last attack on Poland was designed to scare the people of the Poland, he said.
This year, the Russian drones were violated by the Moldova airspace and since 2023 during the attacks on the nearby harbor infrastructure in Ukraine, 14 drones have fallen on the territory of Romania.
A new reality
On Thursday, in a social media mission that appeal to the country, Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiiksen said that the drone events in his country are part of a new reality against Europe, where hybrid attacks are more severe and more often.
Danish officials still have not determined who is behind the events, but Russia is currently the primary threat to European security, he said.
Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen warned that Danish may face other uncertain threats.Credit: AP
“These are the attacks that we have to expect more. These are the attacks that reveal security vulnerabilities,” he said that Danish should be prepared for more sabotage, cyber attacks and submarine cables.
Neighbor Sweden offered to borrow a military Anti-Drone system in front of two dozens of EU leaders in Copenhagen next week to Denmark.
He said that the system has the ability to “hit the drones”. It was not immediately clear whether Denmark accepted the offer.
When the EU leader meets on Wednesday, the drone security threat will be high on the agenda. More than a dozen leader will join them for a European political community summit on Thursday.
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Speaking with EU politicians, the European Commission President Ursula von Der Luyen said at the beginning of this month that Europe should “pay attention to the call of our Baltic friends and build a drone wall ve and the measure described the“ reliable defense basis, not an abstract ambition.
He said, “A European talent developed together, deployed together and continued together, can respond in real time. Someone who leaves no uncertainty about our intentions. He will defend every inch of the European region.”
Von der leyen said that the armed forces would be allocated € 6 billion ($ 10.7 billion) to establish a drone alliance with Ukraine, which uses unmanned aerial vehicles to give about two thirds of all military equipment losses with Russian equipment.
In recent weeks, tensions have increased to NATO’s eastern wing. In addition to the drone incidents, Estonia accused Russia of sending three fighter planes to the airspace last week.
On Friday, the Kremlin, Russian military aircraft in Europe, said the speech was reckless, aggressive and a tension close to the Russian border has increased significantly.
AP, Reuters, Bloomberg
