The Nato secretary general, Mark Rutte, has said the alliance is “ready to defend every inch” of its territory after a Russian drone hit an apartment building in Romania, a member state, during an overnight attack on neighbouring Ukraine.
“Russia’s reckless behaviour is a danger to us all,” Rutte wrote on social media after a call with the Romanian president, Nicuşor Dan.
“I affirmed that Nato stands ready to defend every inch of allied territory.”.
On Friday, Dan convened an emergency meeting of the country’s supreme council of national defence, and the foreign ministry summoned Russia’s ambassador.
It described the incident as a “grave and irresponsible escalation” and a serious breach of international law.
The government reiterated that it had asked Nato to speed up the delivery of anti-drone systems to Romania.
View image in fullscreen Debris on the street in Galați, after the Russian drone hit. »