Ukraine: Marine drone explodes in Romanian port DW Drone explodes in Romanian port as Ukraine blames Russia for jamming it Reuters A Ukrainian naval drone blew up in a NATO port after Russian electronic warfare pushed it off course Business Insider Drone explosion in Romanian port spurs Ukraine war spillover fears Al Jazeera What to Know About the Drones … Read more
Europe’s eastern borders were already on high alert after NATO forces shot down 19 Russian drones that invaded Poland’s airspace last Wednesday. On Saturday, two Romanian F-16 fighter jets spotted a Russian drone over Romanian territory while doing a scouting exercise to monitor Russian airstrikes across the border in Ukraine. Romania’s foreign minister slammed the … Read more
George Simion, a right-wing nationalist who has promised to “Make Romania Great Again,” won the first round of his country’s presidential election on Sunday, bucking the recent trend of voters punishing candidates seen as friendly to President Trump. With more than 98 percent of the votes cast inside Romania counted, Mr. Simion was far ahead … Read more
The center-right Romanian National Liberal Party paid for a campaign on TikTok that ended up favoring far-right independent candidate Călin Georgescu, a new report from investigative outlet snoop.ro indicates. Georgescu was catapulted from obscurity into the lead in the first round of voting in the Romanian presidential election on Nov. 24. But the country’s top constitutional court … Read more
Europe’s efforts to contain a resurgence of nationalism and Russian interference entered dangerous new territory on Friday when Romania canceled a high-stakes presidential election, just two days before a runoff vote that an ultranationalist candidate had been well positioned to win. The dramatic decision to call off Sunday’s election and annul a first round of … Read more