German Chancellor Friedrich Merz and Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul have strongly condemned the crash of a Russian drone into a residential building in Romania.
Modern.az reports that in a statement shared on the X platform, Chancellor Friedrich Merz emphasized Germany's solidarity with its NATO ally Romania: “The drone crash in Romania once again demonstrates Russia's readiness for escalation. Germany stands with its NATO allies. This incident once again shows the need for a strong NATO presence on the Alliance's eastern flank. We are ready to defend NATO territory.”
The German Ministry of Foreign Affairs and a number of officials also condemned the incident, stating the importance of taking existing threats on NATO's eastern flank seriously.
Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul noted that Russia's actions pose a threat to collective security. He stated the importance of Europe demonstrating unity and expressed his country's solidarity with Romania. “We will continue to strengthen Ukraine's defense capabilities and Europe's defense within the framework of NATO,” Y. Wadephul emphasized in his X post.
