The provocations of Vladimir Putin and the semi-detachment of Donald Trump are forcing the European Union to radically transform itself. Wednesday’s summit of EU leaders will offer the starkest evidence yet the bloc as it once was is no more.

Axar.az informs, citing Politico, the warlike threats surrounding the gathering in Copenhagen could scarcely be more ominous. Not only have Russian fighter jets flown into NATO airspace prompting Trump and EU chiefs to publicly back the idea of shooting them down, the very airport in the Danish capital that scores of leaders and officials will fly into saw major disruptions last week because of mysterious drones described by Denmark as a “hybrid attack.”

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen — a former German defense minister — has pushed for an unprecedented discussion at the summit of the EU’s military capabilities, moving far beyond the bloc’s traditional focus on trade, antitrust and economics. Among the options being touted is the creation of a “drone wall,” a system that would detect, track and shoot down drones, as well as projects to ensure planes intruding on European skies are quickly countered.

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