Romania passed a law to shoot down drones violating airspace and other countries may follow suit as the Russia-Ukraine war continues to escalate.

Members of the Ukrainian community stage an event to mark three years since the start of Russia's invasion of Ukraine in Bucharest, Romania, Sunday, Feb. 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Andreea Alexandru)

More than 90 percent of churchgoers in Moldova, which lies between Ukraine and Romania, adhere to the Orthodox Church. The invasion, backed enthusiastically by Russia's Orthodox Church, has accelerated a move by parishes from Moldova's majority Moscow-linked Moldova Metropolis to the smaller Romania-linked church,

Romania said on Wednesday it had expelled two military diplomats from the Russian embassy in Bucharest as tensions sour between Moscow and the European Union and NATO-member country. Romania’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said the decision related to Russia's military,

Romania declared the Russian embassy's military attache and his deputy personae non grata on Wednesday for what it said were acts contravening diplomatic rules, a move Russia said it would respond to.

The Romanian authorities have declared the military, air, and naval attaché of the Russian Federation in Bucharest, as well as his deputy, persona non grata on Romanian territory, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MAE) announced on March 5.

It highlighted that Moscow engages in various forms of interference, including influence campaigns, public messaging, and attempts to manipulate democratic processes, all with the aim of eroding public trust in Romanian authorities and criticizing the country’s EU and NATO membership.

Romania has expelled two military diplomats from the Russian embassy in Bucharest as tensions sour between Moscow and the European Union and NATO-member country.

French President Emmanuel Macron has said he will discuss extending the French nuclear deterrent to European allies to protect the continent in the face of threats from Russia. Macron, in a televised evening address to the nation on Wednesday,

Romania on Wednesday ordered two Russian diplomats expelled, after slamming Russian "interference" and criticism of an indictment of far-right presidential candidate Calin Georgescu. Russia's military attache and his deputy in Bucharest were declared "personae non grata" by Foreign Ministry of Romania,

BUCHAREST - Romania declared the Russian embassy's military attache and his deputy personae non grata on March 5 for what it said were acts contravening diplomatic rules, a move Russia said it would respond to. The step is the latest sign of tension between Bucharest and Moscow over Russia’s war on Ukraine and allegations of electoral interference.

If Russian president Vladimir Putin, who invaded Ukraine in 2022, is not stopped, "he will certainly go to Moldova and perhaps further, to Romania," French president Emmanuel Macron warned in an interview with several French newspapers quoted by Le Monde.