Romania summons Russian ambassador, expels embassy staffer after shooting down three drones
Romania’s Foreign Ministry summoned Russia’s ambassador to Romania after Romanian armed forces shot down three drones that had entered the country’s territory “without authorization” between July 24 and 26.
The ministry showed the ambassador fragments of a drone that Romanian forces destroyed over Romanian territory, saying the drone was Russian-made.
“During the meeting, the Romanian side expressed its firm protest against these illegal and irresponsible actions and emphasized the clear attribution of responsibility,” the ministry tweeted, later adding that “it is absolutely inadmissible and intolerable for the Russian Federation to continue violating Romania’s airspace, which also constitutes NATO and European Union airspace.”
The ministry also informed the ambassador that it had declared a staff member of Russia’s embassy in Bucharest persona non grata, giving him five days to leave Romania.
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