Romania expels Russian diplomat and recalls ambassador after repeated drone incidents

28 July 2026 Romania’s Foreign Affairs Ministry summoned the Russian Ambassador in Bucharest over the repeated violation of the national airspace by Russian drones over the past several days, announced that a diplomat of the Russian Embassy will be expelled, and will recall its Ambassador from Moscow in an unprecedented diplomatic gesture, according to a ministry’s press release on July 27. The Russian Embassy rejected the accusations, and Russia’s Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova warned that Moscow will provide an "appropriate response." Three Russian drones were shot down on Romanian territory on July 24-26, out of which the first one reached 80 km close to Bucharest – after another Russian drone hit a block of apartments in Galati last month. Following the Galati incident, R