European ministers to meet for urgent talks on ‘drone wall’ to protect skies

Meeting comes after Denmark says ‘professional actor’ behind ‘hybrid attacks’ that closed its airports in recent days

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European ministers are to meet for urgent talks on building a “drone wall” to defend against incoming incursions from the skies after Denmark said it had been the victim of a “hybrid attack” on four airports in the second such incident in days.

Ministers from 10 European countries, including Ukraine, will hold talks on Friday to discuss plans for what European Commission president, Ursula von der Leyen, has described as “the bedrock of credible defence”.