Europe must take a more aggressive approach with Russia by shooting down drones that enter European airspace and boarding shadow fleet ships illicitly transporting oil to deprive Moscow of war revenue, French President Emmanuel Macron has said.

Leaders from the 47-member EPC will gather in Blenheim on Thursday for the summit hosted by UK prime minister Keir Starmer

Some 50 European leaders are gathering in southern Spain to stress that they stand by Ukraine, at a time when Western resolve appears to have weakened.