The EU had no choice but to build up anti-drone defences against Russia, the bloc's foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said Thursday, as Brussels unveiled a "roadmap" to prepare for potential conflict by 2030.

The initiative is one of several flagship projects in the EU's "readiness roadmap" aimed at preparing the bloc for a possible attack from Moscow in the coming years.

"Drones are already redefining warfare. Having drone defences is no longer optional for anyone," Kallas told journalists.

"Today we propose a new anti-drone system to be fully operational by the end of 2027," she said.

EU chief Ursula von der Leyen first called to create a "drone wall" to counter Moscow last month, hours after NATO jets shot down Russian unmanned aircraft in Poland.

The initial focus of the proposal w

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