Russia vows swift response to Romanian closure of its consulate

Russia will respond swiftly to Romania’s decision to close down the Russian consulate in Constanta, the state-run TASS news agency cited Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova as saying.

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Romanian President Nicusor Dan said earlier on Friday that the Russian consul in the southeastern city of Constanta would be expelled and the consulate closed after a Russian drone fell onto the roof of an apartment block, triggering an explosion.

Zakharova also said that all the accusations about Russian drones flying in Europe were unsubstantiated and that no evidence had been provided, RIA news agency reported.

“All the accusations that we hear, in particular about drones somewhere in the countries of the European Union, they are all unsubstantiated, not a single fact, material, piece of evidence has been presented,” Zakharova said, RIA reported.

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