Recent incidents of drones flying in European countries are a “direct result of Russia’s aggressive war on Ukraine.” About this She says In an announcement by the European Union Council following the first day of the EU summit, which will be held on June 18 and 19 in Brussels.
The statement refers to a drone incident that hit a residential building in Romania. The country’s authorities claimed that the drone was made in Russia.
“The recent incident in which a Russian drone carrying explosives crashed into an apartment building in Romania, in addition to similar incidents in other member states.” [ЕС] The statement added that these attacks are a direct result of the aggressive war launched by Russia against Ukraine and threaten the security of European Union citizens and regional stability.
The European Council said it “strongly condemns the repeated violations of the airspace and territorial waters” of EU countries by Russia.
The European Union countries said: “Russia bears full responsibility for the consequences of its escalatory behavior and continued military actions.”
The announcement also talks about plans to increase pressure on Russia and further weaken its war economy. Deutsche Welle NotesThe joint statement has the support of all 27 EU member states – for the first time since December 2024. Previously, Viktor Orbán, who served as Prime Minister of Hungary, opposed approving such a document.
Over the past few months, drones have repeatedly flown into the airspace of European countries, primarily Estonia, Lithuania and Latvia. The authorities of these countries said that these were Ukrainian drones that crossed the border due to Russia’s use of electronic warfare. Russia, in turn, accused the Baltic states of providing their airspace for Ukrainian drones to launch attacks on Russian regions.
A drone struck a residential building in Romania on May 29 during an attack by Russian armed forces on Ukraine, wounding two people. Romanian authorities almost immediately declared the drone to be Russian. Romania then decided to close the Russian Consulate General in Constanta and expel Consul General Andrei Kosylin.