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Moldovan officials took the Russian drone that had crashed onto a residential house and placed it right in front of the Russian embassy. The foreign ministry also summoned the Russian ambassador over the crash. Moldova, which lies between Ukraine and NATO member Romania, has repeatedly seen violations of its airspace since Russia’s invasion of its neighbor in 2022 and has expelled...

The secret Trump-Putin campaign, aimed at forcing Ukraine's surrender, has been met with reservations, regrets and stupor all over the world – from the US to Canada, from Europe to Asia. This  states who view it negatively are concerned about both the form and the substance of the plan, because in the Trump era everything was perverted: even Washington's way...

Valul de creştere al acţiunilor companiilor europene de apărare nu pare să se apropie de final, susţin analiştii intervievaţi de CNBC, indiferent dacă Washingtonul şi Moscova ajung sau nu la un acord de pace pentru Ucraina, transmite News.ro. Marţi, ziare americane au relatat că ar fi în lucru un plan secret de pace negociat între Statele Unite şi Rusia, sugerând...

Following a spate of drone attacks on NATO's eastern flank and across Europe which unsettled Allies, Poland and Romania have announced they are deploying a new US weapons system to defend against Russian drones. The Merops (named after a species of bee-eating birds) system is small enough to fit in the back of a pickup truck, identifies drones and close...

NATO’s Mark Rutte visits Romania on Wednesday for talks with the key Ally which shares the longest border with Ukraine. Mr. Rutte will meet President Nicușor Dan during his one-day visit, his first to Romania since he became Secretary-General in October 2024. The meeting comes a week after Washington announced it would reduce its troop presence in Romania by about 800,...

US President Donald Trump has played down a significant troop withdrawal from Romania, estimated to ax 800 soldiers from rotating roles from NATO bases. Asked about the drawdown, the US president said the planned  reduction in the presence of US troops in Romania is “not very important.” He was responding to journalists aboard Air Force One about the move announced...

Two key Republican congressmen on Wednesday expressed concern with the Pentagon’s announcement to withdraw troops by discontinuing the rotational U.S. brigade in Romania. They said the announcement "appears uncoordinated and directly at odds with the President (Donald Trump’s) strategy." “We strongly oppose the decision not to maintain the rotational U.S. brigade in Romania and the Pentagon’s process for its ongoing force...

The United States remains committed to Romania – as a reliable ally of NATO, a vital strategic partner and engine of security in Europe, the US ambassador to NATO, Matthew Whitaker said Wednesday after the US War Department confirmed it was reducing its presence in Europe. "For over 20 years, Romania, as a NATO ally, has been constantly collaborating with...

Romania and NATO allies have been notified of U.S. plans to cut the number of troops stationed on Europe's eastern flank including a reported 800 soldiers who were to be based at a Romanian Black Sea military base, Romania's defense ministry said on Wednesday. Sources said the announcement was made on Monday within the official NATO framework and that the...

"Putin's intelligence services are being purged of people who are not of Russian ethnicity, a policy completely contrary to the multi-ethnic history of these agencies. It is a risky move that, one day, could have serious consequences for the regime," wrote two Russian journalists well connected to sources in Putin's special services.  In another recent article, the same...