„The identification by the Romanian authorities on the Romanian territory, near the border with Ukraine, of new drone parts similar to those used by the Russian army indicates that an absolutely unacceptable violation has taken place of the sovereign air space of NATO member Romania, posing real risks to the security of Romanian citizens living in the area”, said president Klaus Iohannis on Saturday. He again firmly condemned Russia’s repeated strikes against Ukraine’s population and civilian infrastructure, including against Ukraine’s Danube river ports, near the border with Romania. He also said he spoke over the phone on Saturday with NATO secretary general Jens Stoltenberg, briefing him „on the latest developments, with the latter reiterating full solidarity with Romania”. Stoltenberg posted on social media that there is no indication of Russian intent to hit NATO, but the strikes are destabilising. The defence ministry in Bucharest announced that parts of a drone similar to those used by the Russian army were found on Saturday by Romanian Navy military in Tulcea county, near the border with Ukraine. „These attacks are unjustified and gravely at odds with the rules of international humanitarian law, being tantamount to war crimes”, the defence ministry has emphasised.
