Medvedev tells Europe to 'shut up' over drone crash in Romania

Russian Security Council Deputy Chairman Dmitry Medvedev has told European countries to "shut up" after a drone crashed into an apartment building in Romania. He asserted that European nations are direct participants in the Ukraine conflict, fighting Russia through Ukraine's armed forces.

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So let them prepare: this will happen again and again. And citizens of EU countries, like the inhabitants of warring countries, will not be able to sleep peacefully. Especially in those places where drones are manufactured for the needs of the banderites. So shut up. These are just flowers!

"So let them prepare: this will happen again and again," Medvedev stated. He warned that citizens of EU countries, like those in warring nations, would not be able to sleep peacefully, especially in areas where drones are manufactured for the "banderites." He concluded, "So shut up. These are just flowers!"

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Russia bears full responsibility for this incident. Given this situation, the Consul General of the Russian Federation in Constanta is declared persona non grata, and the General Consulate of the Russian Federation in Constanta will be closed.

Romania's President Nicusor Dan announced the country would expel Russia's consul in Constanta and close the consulate. The drone crashed into a residential building in the city of Galati, injuring two people. Romanian officials stated they had only four minutes to react and could not safely destroy the drone without endangering civilians.

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The time we had – four minutes – was extremely short.

The drone, part of a group launched by Russia during an attack on Ukraine, hit the roof of a building in Galati, a city near the borders of Moldova and Ukraine. Two F-16 fighter jets were scrambled in response. The incident prompted Romania to convene its Supreme Defense Council.

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the decision not to engage the drone was made because there were no conditions to destroy it without posing a great danger to the safety of the civilian population.