Mark Rutte
Secretary General of NATO since 2024 and former Prime Minister of the Netherlands (2010–2024)
- 3d ago
Romania expels Russian consul and shuts Constanța mission after drone strike wounds two in Galați
President Nicușor Dan declared the Russian consul general persona non grata and ordered the closure of the Constanța consulate after a Russian Geran-2 drone struck a residential building in Galați, injuring two Romanian citizens.
- 3d ago
Russian drone strikes Romanian apartment block in Galati, injuring two in first civilian hit on NATO soil
A Russian Geran-2 drone crashed into a 10-storey residential building in Galati, Romania, overnight, injuring two people and triggering sharp condemnation from NATO allies who called it a dangerous escalation.
- 3d ago
Russian Drone Strikes Romanian Apartment Building, Injuring Two in 'Most Serious' Incident Since Ukraine Invasion Began
A Russian drone crashed into a residential building in Galati, Romania, early Friday, injuring two people and triggering a fire that forced 70 evacuations, in what Bucharest called the most serious security incident on its territory since the war in Ukraine began.
- 3d ago
Romanian defence minister explains why drone wasn't shot down over Galați, urges NATO to speed up Dobrogea air defence
Defence Minister Radu Miruță confirmed a Russian Geran-2 drone crashed and exploded on a residential block in Galați overnight, explaining that fighter jets did not engage because shooting it down risked greater damage on the ground or being seen as entering the war in Ukraine.
- 3d ago
NATO Condemns 'Reckless' Russia After Drone Hits Romanian Residential Building, First on Alliance Territory
A Russian drone crashed into a residential building in Galați, Romania, a NATO member state, causing a fire and lightly injuring two people. NATO condemned Moscow's 'recklessness' as the first such incident on alliance territory since Russia's 2022 invasion of Ukraine.
- 6d ago
Trump Administration Plans Drastic Cuts to U.S. Military Commitments to NATO, Shifting Conventional Defense Burden to Europe
The Trump administration has informed NATO allies of plans to drastically reduce U.S. military capabilities available to the alliance, including cutting fighter jets by a third, halving strategic bombers, and withdrawing all submarines, according to a report by Der Spiegel.
