Romania\u2019s Foreign Affairs Ministry summoned the Russian Ambassador in Bucharest over the repeated violation of the national airspace by Russian drones over the past several days, announced that a diplomat of the Russian Embassy will be expelled, and will recall its Ambassador from Moscow in an unprecedented diplomatic gesture, according to a ministry\u2019s press release on July 27. The Russian Embassy rejected the accusations, and Russia\u2019s Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova warned that Moscow will provide an “appropriate response.”<\/p>\n
Three Russian drones were shot down on Romanian territory<\/a> on July 24-26, out of which the first one reached 80 km close to Bucharest \u2013 after another Russian drone hit a block of apartments in Galati<\/a> last month. Following the Galati incident, Romania closed Russia\u2019s consulate in Constanta.<\/p>\n Romania\u2019s Foreign Ministry, upon summoning Russia\u2019s Ambassador Vladimir Lipaev, emphasized that it is “absolutely inadmissible and intolerable” for the Russian Federation to continue violating Romanian airspace, which is equally NATO and European Union airspace. The Romanian side highlighted that the Russian Federation bears sole responsibility for all these serious incidents and for the deterioration of the regional security environment.<\/p>\n\n The Russian Embassy in Bucharest, in a response published on Facebook rejected all the allegations and described as “unfounded” the measures adopted by Romania, including the decision to expel a Russian diplomat.<\/p>\n The Russian Ambassador categorically rejected the unfounded accusations against Russia, emphasizing that \u201cthis is a new propaganda stunt aimed at preventing further strikes on Ukraine’s port infrastructure on the Black Sea and the Danube, used by NATO for the delivery of military cargo and weapons.\u201d<\/p>\n\n Russia\u2019s Foreign Ministry also denied Romania\u2019s accusations. Moscow will provide an “appropriate response” to the expulsion of a member of the staff of the Russian Embassy in Romania, spokeswoman Maria Zakharova told the Russian news agency TASS<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n Zakharova claimed that the accusations of the Romanians are baseless, and their claims are not justified.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cThese unfriendly steps will receive a due answer,” she said.<\/p>\n Meanwhile, presidential advisor Marius Lazurca announced on Monday that he has been sent by president Nicu\u0219or Dan to Washington, DC, to meet with the Trump Administration and Congressional leaders. He will be accompanied by the Chief of Defense Staff, Gheorghi\u021b\u0103 Vlad.<\/p>\n “President Dan sent Romania\u2019s Chief of Defense and me to Washington, DC, to meet with the Trump Administration and Congressional leaders to advance our Black Sea security alignment. Courageous Romanian pilots flying American-made F-16s have knocked out 3 Russian drones over the past three days. These threats remind us how important our strong security partnership with the United States is, and how grateful we are for it,” he wrote on X.<\/p>\n President Dan sent Romania\u2019s Chief of Defense and me to Washington DC to meet with the Trump Administration and Congressional leaders to advance our Black Sea security alignment.<\/p>\n Courageous Romanian pilots flying American-made F-16s have knocked out 3 Russian drones over the\u2026 pic.twitter.com\/BBZiW3XtC7<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Marius-Gabriel Lazurca (@MariusLazurca) July 27, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n