Germany's Parliamentary State Secretary at the Federal Ministry of Defence Sebastian Hartmann and Croatia's Defence Secretary Tomislav Galic attend an informal meeting of EU defence ministers (FAC Defence) at Druids Glen in Wicklow, south of Dublin, Ireland, on September 1, 2026. EU defence and foreign ministers gathering in Ireland from September 1 will grapple with bolstering Ukraine's air defences amid growing worries over Russia's campaign to destabilise Kyiv's European backers. (Photo by Paul Faith / AFP via Getty Images)