Von der Leyen: Ukraine war threatens EU's eastern borders

The war in Ukraine is increasingly posing a threat to the European Union's eastern flank, according to European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen. Her remarks came after a naval drone, identified as being of a type used in Ukraine, exploded in the Romanian port of Constanța on the Black Sea.

Von der Leyen expressed the EU's "universal solidarity" with member states facing such risks. The incident near the oil terminal in Constanța caused no casualties or significant damage, according to Romania's Ministry of Defense. The regional governor of Constanța noted that Kyiv had informed Bucharest that the drone was part of a group of five, with another exploding in Ukrainian territory and the remaining three being sought.

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Our solidarity with every member state exposed to these risks is universal.

Adding to the complexity, the Russian embassy in Bucharest issued a statement via Telegram asserting that the naval drones are Ukrainian. They deemed any attempt to link them to Russia or assign responsibility to Moscow as "completely unfounded."

This incident underscores the escalating tensions and the potential for spillover effects from the conflict in Ukraine into neighboring EU territories. The differing accounts from Romania and Russia highlight the ongoing information warfare surrounding the conflict.

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these naval drones are Ukrainian, and any attempt to link them to Russia and assign responsibility to Russia is completely unfounded.