More than 56 countries, mainly members of the European Union and NATO, condemned at the UN Russia\u2019s \u201cunacceptable\u201d behavior after a drone crashed into a building in Gala\u021bi, eastern Romania, last week, according to a statement read by Romania\u2019s interim foreign minister, Oana \u021aoiu, France Presse reports. At Bucharest\u2019s request, an emergency meeting was held on Monday in New York following the extremely serious incident involving a violation of Romania\u2019s national airspace by a drone attributed to the Russian Federation, followed by an explosion that injured several people and caused material damage.<\/p>\n
It is the first time in Romania\u2019s 70 years of UN membership that the country has requested an emergency meeting of the Security Council for a situation directly affecting national territory. \u201cThe violations of the airspace of Romania and other partners in Central and Eastern Europe by Russian drones have been repeated since the start of Russia\u2019s war in Ukraine and are a direct consequence of Russia\u2019s escalation tactics,\u201d Oana \u021aoiu said in New York. She warned that these actions must not be treated as ordinary incidents and that such escalations must not be considered the \u201cnew normal.\u201d<\/p>\n
At the UN emergency meeting, the interim minister presented evidence that the drone was Russian and explained that Russia had recklessly endangered Romanian lives. In her remarks, Oana \u021aoiu reaffirmed Romania\u2019s support for Ukraine and stressed the need to maintain diplomatic pressure on Russia, noting that security guarantees for Kyiv are essential for achieving lasting peace in the region.<\/p>\n
According to Radio Romania\u2019s correspondent in New York, the US representative on the Security Council, Ambassador Dan Negrea, stated: \u201cThe United States stands with NATO ally Romania. We will defend every inch of NATO territory.\u201d The British ambassador to the United Nations, James Kariuki, also condemned the incident in Gala\u021bi. NATO is a defensive alliance, but it is fully prepared to defend its members, he assured.<\/p>\n
Romanian President Nicu\u0219or Dan announced on Sunday that the drone that struck the building in Gala\u021bi, near the Ukrainian border, was a Geran-2 type of Russian origin. He emphasized that Romania will not ignore or downplay any incident that endangers the lives of its citizens, national security, or the sovereignty of the Romanian state. The President assured that Romania will continue to work with its partners to strengthen security on the Alliance\u2019s eastern flank.<\/p>\n
Regarding Bucharest\u2019s diplomatic response to the incident\u00a0 –\u00a0 the closure of the Russian Federation\u2019s Consulate General in Constan\u021ba and the expulsion of the consul general\u00a0 –\u00a0 Nicu\u0219or Dan said in an interview with the BBC that the situation had become dangerous for civilians and that additional measures would follow if the incidents continued. Against this background, President Vladimir Putin stated that he doubts the drone was of Russian origin and said his country poses no threat to European states. (EE)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
More than 56 countries, mainly members of the European Union and NATO, condemned at the UN Russia\u2019s \u201cunacceptable\u201d behavior after a drone crashed into a building in Gala\u021bi, eastern Romania, last week, according to a statement read by Romania\u2019s interim foreign minister, Oana \u021aoiu, France Presse reports. At Bucharest\u2019s request, an emergency meeting was held […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":107,"featured_media":1024223,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[37738],"tags":[152000,19347,29310,29725,29724],"coauthors":[113282],"class_list":["post-1024299","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-today-in-the-news","tag-drone-2","tag-romania","tag-russia","tag-security-council","tag-un"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n