Ireland's Defence and Foreign Minister Helen McEntee (front row 2R), Deputy Secretary General of Nato, Radmila Shekerinska (fromt row 2L)) and European Commission High Representative and Vice President Kaja Kallas (front row C) pose with other dignitaries for a family photo during 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)