In response to Russian drones crossing Poland’s border, Europe’s leaders are calling for the creation of a “drone wall” along the bloc’s Eastern flank. Novi Zhukovsky reports in The New York Sun:

Following Russia’s drone incursion into European airspace, European Union officials are calling for the urgent construction of a “drone wall” along the bloc’s eastern borders.

“There is no doubt: Europe’s eastern flank keeps all of Europe safe. From the Baltic Sea to the Black Sea,” President Ursula von der Leyen of the European Commission said Wednesday while delivering her State of the Union address.

During her speech Ms. von der Leyen unveiled new plans to strengthen security, including launching an “Eastern Flank Watch” surveillance program and building a technologically advanced “drone wall” to protect against escalating Russian aerial incursions.

The European commissioner for economy and productivity, Valdis Dombrovskis, reiterated the commission’s commitment to creating a “Wall of Drones,” proclaiming on X that the EU “will defend every inch of its territory.”

The ambitious defense initiative has been discussed for months but is gaining momentum after more than a dozen Russian drones entered Polish airspace Wednesday, prompting Polish and NATO warplanes to scramble to shoot them down.

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