Romanian Foreign Minister on fall of Shahed UAV: There is risk of incidents, but it has not happened yet
Romanian Foreign Minister Luminița Odobescu has said that Russian attacks on infrastructure in southern Ukraine pose risks for her country, but she denies that there have been any threatening incidents so far.
Source: Digi24, European Pravda reports
Details: This is how Odobescu commented on the situation that occurred on the night of 4 September, when Ukrainian officials claimed that a wreckage of Shahed drones launched by the Russian Federation fell on Romanian territory.
Quote: "Of course, there is a risk because what happened there is happening very close to our borders. Of course, there is a risk of accidents or incidents, but so far, it hasn't happened."
She emphasised that with its attacks, Russia does not allow Ukraine to export its grain.
Background:
- On the morning of 4 September, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine, with reference to the State Border Service, reported that during an attack on Ukrainian ports on the Danube on the night of 4 September, Russian Shahed drones fell on the territory of Romania, and added a photo of the explosion from the other side of Danube.
- At the same time, the Romanian Ministry of Defence denies this information, stating that Russian drones did not pose a threat to Romania.
- Subsequently, Dmytro Kuleba, the head of the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry, announced that Ukraine had photographic evidence of the fall of Shahed drones on Romanian territory.
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