Reading Time: 2 minutesTalks are intensifying about a so-called drone wall to protect Europe’s eastern borders from the Kremlin after a series of airspace violations by Russian warplanes and unmanned aerial vehicles. Seven EU member countries will meet Friday with the European Commission and Ukraine to discuss the drone wall proposal, a spokesperson for the EU executive confirmed Monday. “This is a concrete follow-up to President [Ursula] von der Leyen’s announcement, as recent attacks and incursions have already [occurred] in Romania and Poland,” European Commission spokesperson Thomas Regnier said. Von der Leyen had used her State of the Union speech earlier this month to support demands for an EU-backed “drone wall,” arguing the bloc must “heed the call of our Baltic friends” to defend its eastern borders. The Commission president is expected to propose funding options for the drone wall during an Oct. 1 informal meeting of EU leaders in Copenhagen, two diplomats told POLITICO.