Ireland's EU Presidency: Budget Clock Ticks as Wicklow Confronts Russian Hybrid Threats

Ireland's EU Council Presidency hit its most intense stretch this week as foreign and defence ministers converged on Druids Glen Hotel in Wicklow, confronting Russia's escalating campaign against Europe. EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas declared the explosive drone attack on Leipzig airport in August bore "all the hallmarks of state-sponsored terrorism" and confirmed the EU has summoned Russia's top diplomat in Brussels over the incident. Germany's intelligence services...