A Former NATO Chief on Putin, Ukraine, and a European 'Drone Wall'

09/10/2025 25 min
A Former NATO Chief on Putin, Ukraine, and a European 'Drone Wall'

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Anders Fogh Rasmussen, NATO's secretary general from 2009-14, says the alliance should pledge to shoot down intruding Russian drones and fighter jets, while moving swiftly to install a "drone wall." He also suggests that a coalition of willing European states send a "reassurance force" into Ukraine, positioned behind the front lines, to pressure Vladimir Putin to negotiate peace.

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