30 h. ago France urges tougher action against Russia, saying drones should be shot down and oil ships stopped

French President Emmanuel Macron says Europe must take a tougher approach on Russia by shooting down drones the violate European airspace and boarding Moscow's shadow fleet ships

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4 d. ago Sweden considers having its own nuclear weapons to counter the threat of Russia: Politicians say 'everything should be on the table' in wake of Putin's growing aggression

The warnings come as European governments report a rise in hostile drone activity and airspace violations that officials link to Vladimir Putin.

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7 d. ago EU ‘drone wall’ to protect entire continent, says defence chief

Europe aims for interlinked defences after spate of Russian airspace violations

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7 d. ago European countries meet to discuss a 'drone wall' as airspace violations mount

Representatives from European countries with borders close to Russia and Ukraine are holding talks on building a drone wall to plug gaps in their defenses following several airspace violations

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8 d. ago Russia's chilling WW3 warning to NATO: Shooting down Russian planes will lead to war, says Kremlin's envoy to France

The threat comes amid rising tensions between Moscow and its European neighbours with Russia accused of violating their airspace after a number of drone incursions.

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8 d. ago Drones seen at four more Danish airports in ‘systematic’ attack

Airfield used by military shut down for several hours as Europe remains on alert over airspace violations

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8 d. ago Drones seen at 4 more Danish airports in ‘systematic’ attack

Airfield used by military shut down for several hours as Europe remains on alert over airspace violations

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8 d. ago Denmark’s Aalborg airport closes due to drone sightings two days after incursion at Copenhagen

The drone sightings come two days after the country's main Copenhagen airport was shut for four hours over a similar incident

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1 week ago Danish PM ‘cannot rule out’ Russian involvement in drone sightings that closed Copenhagen and Oslo airports – Europe live

Copenhagen airport closed for four hours after large drones seen in vicinity, while Oslo airport closed for three hours following two sightingsJust a reminder that Nato is meeting this morning to discuss the Russian incursion into Estonian airspace last Friday.We should hear from the alliance’s secretary general Mark Rutte around 11:45 BST (12:45 CEST).“I cannot rule out that it is Russia. We have seen drones over Poland that should not have been there. We have seen activity in Romania. We have seen violations of Estonian airspace. We have seen hacker attacks on European airports over the weekend.Now there have been drones in Denmark, and it appears that there have been drones in Oslo and Norway as well. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Danish PM links drone sightings that closed Copenhagen and Oslo airports with recent European airspace violations – Europe live

Copenhagen airport closed for four hours after large drones seen in vicinity, while Oslo airport closed for three hours following two sightingsThere has been no update on what happened to the drones that disrupted the operations at Copenhagen airport last night.Danish media earlier questioned whether they came from the land or from the sea, but authorities declined to offer more detail at this stage of the investigation. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Drone sightings close Copenhagen and Oslo airports as police blame 'capable operator'

Copenhagen and Oslo airports were shut for hours after drones were observed in their airspace

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1 week ago Trump hits out at Russia after fighter jets enter Estonian airspace in ‘brazen’ incursion

The incursion in Estonia happened just over a week after NATO planes downed Russian drones over Poland

Politics

3 w. ago Rutte calls Russian drones incursion into Poland ‘largest concentration of violations into Nato airspace’ – Europe live

Rutte says that ‘America’s commitment to Nato’s ironclad in every sense’ and he is ‘very happy with the American reaction’Tusk also says the announcement with BAE Systems is “only a part of our cooperation with the UK.”He says he “received another message from prime minister Starmer about greater UK involvement in military assistance, here in Poland, on an urgent basis,” without offering further details. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago 'Here we go!' Trump asks 'what's with Russia violating Poland's airspace?' as he reacts to Putin's drones being shot down, 'moving Europe its closest to war since WW2'

Polish prime minister Donald Tusk said today that Poland had identified 19 violations and shot down at least three drones overnight, blaming Russia.

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