Former independent presidential candidate Călin Georgescu, who came in first place in the 2024 canceled presidential elections, had ties to Moscow through fugitive mercenary Horațiu Potra, according to Romania’s general prosecutor Alex Florența.

"NATO is not waiting, we are acting," the alliance's top general said on Friday, after Russian drones crossed into NATO airspace.

The European Union yesterday accused Russia of “reckless escalation” after Romania said Moscow had flown a drone over its territory for nearly an hour Saturday night. Poland last week shot down at least three of 19 Russian drones sent deep into its airspace,

Amid continuing aerial incursions across eastern Europe, Russian fighter planes and bombers entered the Alaskan air defence zone, prompting the United States and Canada to deploy fighter planes to the Russian aircraft.

Romania on Sunday protested the entry of a Russian drone into its airspace during an attack on neighbouring Ukraine, summoning Moscow's ambassador to the foreign ministry over the incident.Foreign Minister Oana Toiu announced that Russia's ambassador to Bucharest,

It was the second time in less than a week that a Russian drone had flown through a NATO member’s airspace. Last week, NATO scrambled fighter jets to shoot down Russian drones in Polish airspace.

Romania's defense ministry said Saturday that the country's airspace had been breached by a drone during a Russian attack on infrastructure in neighboring Ukraine.

Romania has strongly condemned the entry of a Russian drone into its airspace during an attack on neighbouring Ukraine, saying Moscow’s actions pose a “new challenge” to Black Sea security.

The presidential elections held in November 2024 in Romania were influenced by a large-scale hybrid war orchestrated by Russia before they were cancelled, according to general prosecutor Alex Florența.

A Rafale jet and a Polish helicopter responded to a drone over Romania on Sept. 12, marking the first action of the new Eastern Sentry effort, a press release said. The effort was unveiled by U.S. Air Force Gen. Alexus Grynkewich, NATO’s Supreme Allied Commander Europe.

According to Russian state media, NATO forces have been stationed in Romania near Moldova’s border and could also move into Ukraine’s Odessa region. The Russian Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR) said European officials were trying to impose “Russophobic policies” in Moldova “at any cost.”