Latest! Romania summoned Russian diplomats
According to Agence France Presse, NATO member Romania announced on September 10th that it had summoned the interim Charg é d'affaires of the Russian Embassy in Romania. Previously, remnants of drones similar to those used by the Russian military were discovered in Romania.
According to reports, Romanian soldiers discovered the above-mentioned wreckage on the 9th in Turcha County, which borders Ukraine.
According to reports, the Romanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs stated that State Secretary Julian Fota summoned Russian diplomats on the 9th and conveyed "Romania's protest against the violation of Romanian airspace.".
Fota firmly demands that the Russian side cease actions against the Ukrainian people and infrastructure, including those that may threaten the safety of Romanian citizens in the region.
According to reports, Romania has taken measures to strengthen surveillance to ensure airspace security after Russia has repeatedly attacked Ukrainian ports and infrastructure along the Danube River.
According to a previous report by Agence France Presse, in response to the rediscovery of drone wreckage in Romania, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said on social media platform X, "There is no indication of any intention to attack NATO, but these attacks are a bit unsettling." He also said he had spoken to Romanian President Klaus Johannes about this.
Stoltenberg said that NATO is "united" with its member country Romania, and "I am pleased that the United States has deployed more F-16 fighter jets to protect and monitor NATO airspace.". Johannes said, "I strongly condemn this violation of our national airspace, which poses a threat to the local Romanian citizens."
According to Agence France Presse, Stoltenberg stated on the 7th that the discovery of drone wreckage in Romania does not necessarily mean that Russia has attacked the country. Romania is a member of NATO and the European Union. Since the outbreak of the Russia-Ukraine conflict in February 2022, NATO has been trying to prevent the conflict from spreading to NATO members.
The report points out that according to Article 5 of the North Atlantic Treaty, any attack on one of the member states will lead to a collective counterattack by NATO. This also means that if NATO member countries are attacked by Russia, it may lead to NATO going to war against Russia.