Why EU needs Ukraine to stop Russian drones, instead of von der Leyen's 'wall'

This week, foreign affairs editor Andrew Rettman dove headfirst into the buzzword that defined the informal EU summit in Copenhagen: the ‘drone wall’.

He found out that – in a stunning role-reversal – this might be less about the EU helping Ukraine, but instead Ukraine helping the EU.

It’s a fascinating read.

For all the Western superpower's resources, it was Ukraine which now had superior technology and know-how to combat Russia's air-threat — flipping the narrative of the EU defending Ukraine over the past three and half years of full-blown warfare on Nato's eastern flank.

"The US, Israel, the EU, and China are the observers, while Ukraine and Russia are the participants, which makes all the difference," said Olgian Strategies' Voitovych, speaking from Kyiv on Thursday.

"Battlefield implementation of innovative drone technologies here often takes weeks, not even months," he said.