France Summons Russian Ambassador Over Drone Crash in Romania
France summoned the Russian ambassador on Friday after a drone crashed into an apartment building in NATO member Romania. The French Foreign Minister condemned the incident as an irresponsible escalation.
France summoned the Russian ambassador on Friday after a drone crashed into an apartment building in Romania, a NATO member state. The French Foreign Minister condemned the incident and called it an irresponsible escalation.
The drone strike on the residential building in Romania, which shares a border with Ukraine, marks the latest in a series of incidents involving debris or drones from the war in Ukraine landing on NATO territory. Romania has repeatedly reported fragments of Russian drones falling on its soil since Moscow launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022.
Friday's summons of the Russian ambassador in Paris follows a pattern of diplomatic friction between France and Russia. On May 26, France rejected a new Russian call to evacuate Kyiv diplomats, citing intimidation tactics.