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Russia Shuts Romania Consulate, Expels Consul Over Drone Retaliation

6/26/2026

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Russia closed Romania’s Consulate General in St. Petersburg and expelled Consul Gheorghe Nicolae Pahonea on June 25 2026.
Moscow said it retaliated for Romania’s May 29 2026 expulsion of Russian consul in Constanta after a Geran-2 drone hit a Galati apartment building, injuring a woman and child.
NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte and President Nicusor Dan pledged defence of allied territory and called the incident the gravest breach since Russia’s 2022 invasion.

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Russia closed Romania’s Consulate General in St. Petersburg and expelled Consul Gheorghe Nicolae Pahonea on June 25 2026.
Moscow said it retaliated for Romania’s May 29 2026 expulsion of Russian consul in Constanta after a Geran-2 drone hit a Galati apartment building, injuring a woman and child.
NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte and President Nicusor Dan pledged defence of allied territory and called the incident the gravest breach since Russia’s 2022 invasion.