The Chief of the Defense Staff, General Daniel Petrescu, held a telephone conversation with the Supreme Allied Commander Europe (SACEUR) General Christopher Cavoli on September 7, News.ro reports. This was announced by the Ministry of National Defense on Friday evening.

Daniel Petrescu, Chief of the General Staff Photo: Inquam Photos / Octav Ganea

“The discussion concerned the regional security situation in the context of intensifying attacks by the Russian Federation on civil infrastructure facilities in Ukraine located near our state, the detection of drone elements in the area of ​​the Romanian city of Plauru, as well as allied and national measures to avoid possible incidents on the territory Romania,” the Ministry of National Defense reported.

Defense Minister Angel Tilvar confirmed on Wednesday during a visit to Plaur in Tulcea County that parts “that may be from a Russian drone” had been found, after Romanian authorities had initially strongly denied the possibility, citing for months Ukrainian authorities after a drone attack that took place at night on the port of Izmail, near the border with Romania.

NATO has no indication that the remains of drones found on the territory of Romania were caused by a deliberate attack by Moscow on Romania, the head of the alliance, Jens Stoltenberg, said on Thursday.

Mykhailo Podolyak, an adviser to the president of Ukraine, sent a brief comment on Twitter on Friday about the controversy caused by the alleged crash of a Russian drone on the territory of Romania, reprimanding the Romanian authorities, such as Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba. , excessively cautious attitude towards Russia.

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