European Leaders Gather in Copenhagen Amid Alleged Drone Incursions

European Leaders Gather in Copenhagen Amid Alleged Drone Incursions
Above: Leaders pose for a photo in Copenhagen, Denmark, on the sidelines of an Informal Meeting of EU Heads of State and Government on Oct. 1, 2025. Image copyright: LUDOVIC MARIN/AFP/Getty Images

The Spin

Pro-establishment narrative

Europe faces a coordinated Russian drone campaign designed to test defenses and sow chaos across the continent. Multiple incursions in Poland, Romania, Denmark and Norway reveal dangerous gaps in preparedness that demand immediate action. A proposed drone wall offers hope, but Europe must unite and go even further before Putin escalates these provocations into something far worse.

Establishment-critical narrative

The drone hysteria gripping Europe is manufactured fear designed to justify massive military spending increases at citizens' expense. Brussels exploits these overblown incidents to centralize power and erode national sovereignty through backdoor rule changes. This manufactured crisis serves political elites while ordinary Europeans pay the price through reduced living standards.

Metaculus Prediction


The Controversies



Go Deeper


Articles on this story



© 2025 Improve the News Foundation. All rights reserved.Version 6.17.0

© 2025 Improve the News Foundation.

All rights reserved.

Version 6.17.0