European countries meet to discuss a drone wall as airspace violations mount

BRUSSELS (AP) — Representatives from European countries with borders close to Russia and Ukraine are holding talks on Friday about building a “drone wall” to plug gaps in their defenses following several airspace violations.

Finland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Poland have been working on a drone wall project, but in March, the European Union’s executive branch rejected a joint Estonia-Lithuania request for funds to set one up.

Since then, Europe’s borders have been increasingly tested by rogue drones. Russia has been blamed for some…