{"id":146893,"date":"2023-09-05T08:15:23","date_gmt":"2023-09-05T12:15:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=146893"},"modified":"2023-09-05T06:49:32","modified_gmt":"2023-09-05T10:49:32","slug":"nato-versus-russia-romania-avoids-close-call","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?p=146893","title":{"rendered":"NATO versus Russia, Romania avoids close call"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Given the Russian attacks on the main Ukrainian ports from which they export their goods, the Ukrainians relied on ports further to the west. These ports were close to the Romanian border. During a recent Russian drone attack on these ports, Romanian territory was hit. Romania is a NATO country. After initially denying the hit, the Romanian government put out a statement that those drones were intended to hit Ukrainian targets, indicating that the Russians did not intend to attack a NATO country.<\/p>\n

From the New York Post:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Ukraine on Monday accused Russia of hitting NATO member Romania with kamikaze drones — which Bucharest “categorically” denied despite apparent photographic proof.<\/p>\n

The Iranian-made “Shahed” drones, aimed at the Ukrainian port of Izmail on the Danube River, fell across the banks and detonated on the Romanian side, Ukraine’s foreign ministry claimed while sharing images of a giant fire from the attack.<\/p>\n

“According to Ukraine’s state border guard service, last night, during a massive Russian attack near the port of Izmail, Russian ‘Shakheds’ [sic] fell and detonated on the territory of Romania,” the ministry’s spokesman, Oleg Nikolenko, wrote on Facebook.<\/p>\n

“This is yet another confirmation that Russia’s missile terror poses a huge threat not only to Ukraine’s security, but also to the security of neighboring countries, including NATO member states,” he claimed.<\/p>\n

Nikolenko shared a photo showing a column of fire rising above the site of the explosion visible from across a river.<\/p>\n

The Romanian Defense Ministry, however, swiftly refuted Ukraine’s claim.<\/p>\n

“The Ministry of Defense categorically denies information from the public space regarding a so-called overnight situation during which Russian drones would have fallen in Romania’s national territory,” the ministry said.<\/p>\n

“At no time did Russia’s means of attack generate direct military threats on Romanian national territory or waters.”<\/p>\n

In response to Romania’s denial, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba repeated to reporters that Kyiv had photographic evidence of the drone strike.<\/p>\n

Under NATO’s Article 5 and its common defense pledge, an attack on one member of the 31-nation alliance is considered an attack on them all.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The New York Post has the rest of the article<\/a>.<\/p>\n