EU defence chief to convene talks on 'drone wall' to protect against Russia

BRUSSELS (Reuters) -European Defence Commissioner Andrius Kubilius said on Thursday he plans to convene talks with defence ministers next week on creating a "drone wall" along the EU's eastern border - a project infused with urgency by a Russian drone incursion into Poland. Kubilius told Reuters that some European Union countries had already been discussing the idea of a line of defence against drones before last week's incursion and the EU's executive arm now wanted to move quickly to turn the concept into reality. Analysts and officials said the incursion exposed gaps in Europe's and NATO's ability to protect against drones, although Polish and NATO forces shot down several of them.