'No One Can Say' Origin of Drone That Crashed in Romania, Putin Says
Romanian officials said the drone entered airspace during Russian strikes on Ukraine, and the army had only four minutes to respond, officials said.
- On Friday, a drone struck an apartment building in Galati, Romania, injuring two people in the first residential hit outside Ukraine since Russia's 2022 invasion, though President Vladimir Putin denied Russian involvement.
- Tracking data showed the drone moving at nearly 200 kilometres an hour; Romanian forces scrambled F-16 fighter jets but could not safely destroy the target near the Ukrainian border in Galati.
- Romanian President Nicusor Dan convened a national defence council and ordered the expulsion of the Russian consul general in Constanta, calling it 'the most serious incident to have affected our national territory.'
- NATO chief Mark Rutte pledged air defence support and 'absolute solidarity' with Bucharest, while EU chief Ursula von der Leyen said Russia's 'war of aggression' had crossed yet another line.
- Deflecting blame, Putin claimed Russia 'has never threatened and is not threatening European countries,' while such security consultations have occurred three times since 2022, including incidents involving Poland and Estonia.
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While the drone accident in Romania ignites the clash between NATO and Russia, the European summits accelerate Ukraine's accession to the EU after the turn in Hungary. A strategic move that sees the green light of Vladimir Putin, ready to leave in Brussels the enormous economic weight of post-war reconstruction.
Russian President Vladimir Putin Responds to Report of Russian Drone Hitting Romanian Residential Complex
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Drone in Romania: Bucharest Accuses Russia, Vladimir Putin Claims Not to "Threat" European Countries
The European Union condemns and promises new sanctions while the Russian Ambassador in Paris is summoned.
Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Friday that "Russia has never threatened and does not threaten the European States," after they accused Moscow of being responsible for the crash of a drone over a block of homes in Galatians, reports AFP, according to Agerpres. "All they do is just continue the confrontation with Russia and ...
NATO outrage as drone hits Romania apartment block
Read: 3 min A drone that smashed into a Romanian apartment building set off furious condemnation of Russia by Romania and its NATO allies on Friday but President Vladimir Putin insisted there was no evidence to blame his country. Two people were injured in the first drone hit on a residential building outside Ukraine since the start of Russia’s full-scale invasion in 2022. Romania called the incident a “serious and irresponsible escalation” by i…
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