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Vladimir Putin: “no one can say” where the drone that crashed in Romania came from

Russian President Vladimir Putin said that “no one can say” what is the origin of the drone that fell on a building in Romania “until an expertise has taken place”, and implied that it could be Ukrainian.

“Russia is preparing a new massive strike,” says Zelensky

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Friday that Moscow is “preparing a new massive strike” against Ukraine, while Russia calls on foreign diplomats to leave kyiv, already massively bombed last weekend.

“We have intelligence that Russia is preparing another massive strike. Pay attention to air alerts and protect your lives,” Zelensky said in a message on social media.

Dmitri Medvedev threatens Europeans: “Don’t be surprised by anything, peaceful sleep is over”

While a Russian drone crashed in Romania, former Russian President Dmitri Medvedev publicly threatened Europe and its citizens by implying that Moscow could attack other countries.

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Romania declares Russian consul general persona non grata after drone crash

Romania declared persona non grata the Russian consul general in Constanta and announced the closure of the Russian consulate in this city bordering the Black Sea, after the fall of a drone which injured two people in a residential building.

Russia bears “full responsibility for this unprecedented incident” near the border with Ukraine, “the Russian consul general in Constanta has been declared persona non grata and the Russian consulate general in Constanta will be closed”, a statement said. declared Romanian President Nicusor Dan, in a speech broadcast online.

Russian aggression a threat to “all of Europe”, says kyiv

Ukraine considered that the fall of a drone on a residential building in Romania was a new illustration of the “threat” posed by Russia for the whole of Europe, and said it expected “strong” sanctions from the EU against Moscow. “The recent incursion of a Russian drone into Romanian airspace and its explosion in the residential area of Galati have proven once again that Russian aggression poses a real threat to the Black Sea region and to the whole of Europe,” said the Ukrainian Foreign Minister, Andriï Sybiga, on social networks.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, for his part, reiterated on X his call to the European Union for “strong” sanctions against Russia. “We hope that new sanctions measures from the European Union against Russia will be really strong and that they will make Russia understand that its strikes cause significant losses for itself. That would be fair,” he said.

London condemns “Russia’s violation of NATO airspace”

“The United Kingdom strongly condemns this serious escalation which puts lives in danger,” declared on X the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Yvette Cooper, promising to “defend every centimeter of NATO territory” with the countries of the Alliance.

In Poland, the nationalist president wants to strip Zelensky of the country’s highest distinction

Poland’s nationalist president has proposed depriving Volodymyr Zelensky of Poland’s most important distinction, after the latter named a military unit after the Ukrainian nationalist organization UPA, accused of massacres of Poles during the Second World War. Declaring himself “indignant”, Karol Nawrocki told the press that he had proposed “the withdrawal of the order of the White Eagle from President Zelensky”.

“A new limit” crossed… A Russian drone crashes into a building in Romania and leaves two injured

A Russian explosive drone crashed in the middle of the night on a residential building in Galaèi, in eastern Romania, causing a fire and injuring two people. Our article to read here.

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Russia added to UN blacklist over sexual violence in conflict

Russian security forces have been added to the UN blacklist on sexual violence during conflicts, particularly in connection with accusations made by prisoners, according to an annual report consulted by AFP. Last August, UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres warned Russia against possible inclusion on this list, but “incidents and patterns of sexual violence continued to be recorded by the United Nations” in the context of the war in Ukraine, indicates his new report which must be sent shortly to members of the Security Council. The document also deplores that despite this warning, the UN inspectors were met with “a persistent refusal of access” by the country’s authorities.

The report highlights the occurrence of sexual violence in the occupied Ukrainian territories and in Russia by the armed forces and prison services, particularly against prisoners of war who testified after being released. Using data from the human rights monitoring mission in Ukraine, he mentions 310 cases of sexual violence linked to the conflict, including rape, genital mutilation, electric shocks, the vast majority committed against men.

Romania convenes its Defense Council after the fall of a Russian drone

Romanian President Nicusor Dan said he had convened the Supreme National Defense Council after the fall of a drone which injured two people in a building near the border with Ukraine. “The unprecedented nature of this event demands a firm, coordinated and proportionate response, at the national, allied and international levels,” added the presidency on Facebook, referring to a meeting from 11 a.m. to “discuss the implications of the most serious incident” having affected this country.

Russian aggression a threat to “all of Europe”, says kyiv

Ukraine considered that the fall of a Russian drone on a residential building in Romania was a new illustration of the “threat” posed by Russia for the whole of Europe. “The recent incursion of a Russian drone into Romanian airspace and its explosion in the residential area of Galati have proven once again that Russian aggression poses a real threat to the Black Sea region and to the whole of Europe,” said the Ukrainian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Andriï Sybiga, on social networks.

Romania summons Russian ambassador

Romania summoned the Russian ambassador following the fall of a drone on a residential building which injured two people, an “extremely serious incident”, declared Foreign Minister Oana Toiu on X. “We will officially communicate the consequences that this lack of responsibility on the part of Russia will have on diplomatic relations between our two countries, as well as the next steps at the European level regarding the sanctions packages,” she added.

Jean-Noël Barrot condemns an “irresponsible act”, the Russian ambassador summoned

The head of French diplomacy Jean-Noël Barrot condemned an “irresponsible act” by Russia after the fall of a Russian drone on a residential building in Romania, which caused two minor injuries, near the border with Ukraine. The Minister of Foreign Affairs, who summoned the Russian ambassador to France on Friday morning, intends to “tell him that the massive strikes last weekend against civilians, that the threats weighing on French and European diplomats in Moscow and that these new irresponsible acts are all intimidations which are inconsistent but which are vain because they will in no way distract us from our support for the Ukrainian resistance,” he explained on France Inter.

NATO condemns Russia after Russian drone crash in Romania

NATO has condemned Russia’s “irresponsibility” after a Russian drone fell on a residential building in Romania. “We condemn Russia’s irresponsibility,” NATO spokesperson Allison Hart said on X, adding that NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte was in contact with the Romanian authorities.

Moscow has crossed a “limit” in its war against Ukraine, criticizes Von der Leyen

Russia in its war of “aggression” against Ukraine has crossed “a new limit” after the fall of a Russian drone on a building in Romania, which caused two minor injuries, said the President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen this morning. “We are in full solidarity with Romania and its people (…) we will continue to increase the pressure on Russia” with a new “sanctions package”, she assured on X.

Ukraine says Turkish cargo ship attacked by Russian drone in Black Sea

The Ukrainian navy claimed that a Russian drone “attacked” a Turkish cargo ship in the Black Sea, causing a fire that left two crew members injured. “At night, the enemy used a drone to attack the cargo ship ANT, which was sailing from one of the ports of the Odessa region to Turkey with cargo on board,” the navy wrote on Telegram. “Two injured crew members were quickly evacuated by Ukrainian Armed Forces navy boats and transported to a medical center,” she added.

Romania, hit by a drone, denounces “a serious and irresponsible escalation” by Russia

The Romanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs denounced “a serious and irresponsible escalation” by Russia, after the fall of a Russian drone on a building which caused two minor injuries in a town in eastern Romania close to the border with Ukraine. “This incident constitutes a serious and irresponsible escalation on the part of the Russian Federation,” the ministry wrote in a statement. “Romania informed its allies and the NATO Secretary General of the situation and requested that measures be taken to accelerate the transfer of anti-drone means to Romania,” he added.

Romania says Russian drone hit building on its territory

The Romanian Defense Ministry said this morning that a Russian drone hit a residential building on its territory and caused two minor injuries in the town of Galati, near the border with Ukraine. “On the night of May 28-29, the Russian Federation resumed drone attacks against civilian targets and infrastructure in Ukraine, near the river border with Romania. One of these drones entered Romanian airspace, was tracked by radar to the southern part of the city of Galati, then crashed onto the roof of an apartment building, causing a fire upon impact,” the ministry wrote in a press release.

Drone incursions in Romania have been detected several times since the start of the Russian offensive against neighboring Ukraine in February 2022, but this is the first time that one of these devices has fallen on a residential building. When the drones were detected near Romanian airspace, two F-16 fighters took off from the Fetesti air base in eastern Romania and were “allowed to engage the targets for the duration of the alert,” he added. According to the Romanian emergency services, the drone’s entire charge exploded and the two occupants of the affected apartment, who were able to evacuate the building by their own means, were treated on site for abrasions.