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EU leaders meet in Copenhagen today for an “informal” summit hosted by the Danish EU presidency to discuss the issues that hang over everything the EU does these days: Europe’s efforts to step up its common defence and the war in Ukraine.
In his letter to EU leaders inviting them to Copenhagen, the head of the council, Antonio Costa, told them: “Russia’s recent airspace violations in Poland and Romania are a stark reminder that we must accelerate and deepen our efforts.”
In addition, Denmark saw military bases and airports disrupted by drones in the last week, suspected to be the work of Russian agents, and has temporarily bann
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