{"id":1966204,"date":"2026-06-01T08:05:34","date_gmt":"2026-06-01T05:05:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1966204"},"modified":"2026-06-01T08:05:34","modified_gmt":"2026-06-01T05:05:34","slug":"much-better-defence-required-to-avert-russian-drones-former-romanian-nato-official-tells-euronews","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1966204","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Much better defence\u2019 required to avert Russian drones, former Romanian NATO official tells Euronews"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/77\/92\/93\/1200x675_cmsv2_e0e80fa7-d26d-550e-a6f0-ea61a314d0b6-9779293.jpg&#8221;]<\/p>\n<article id=\"abe-2898316-pos1-c-latest-stories\" class=\"the-media-object m-modeMobile-1 m-modeDesktop-1 m-modeXL-1\" data-nid=\"2898316\" data-cid=\"9780412\" data-part-label=\"Partner content\">\n<figure 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News<\/p>\n<p>                          Europe Today<\/p><\/div>\n<\/nav>\n<h1 class=\"c-article-redesign-title\">\n                            \u2018Much better defence\u2019 required to avert Russian drones, former Romanian NATO official tells Euronews<\/h1>\n<div class=\"c-article-image-video u-position-relative \">\n<div class=\"js-superdiv u-aspect-ratio-16x9 u-position-relative \" data-sponsored=\"Partner content\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"js-poster-img c-article-media__img\" src=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/77\/92\/93\/1536x864_cmsv2_e0e80fa7-d26d-550e-a6f0-ea61a314d0b6-9779293.jpg\" width=\"1536\" height=\"864\" loading=\"eager\" alt=\"Mircea Geoan\u0103, former Deputy Secretary General NATO\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"c-article-caption u-position-absolute\"><i id=\"article-caption-content\" class=\"c-article-caption__content\"><span class=\"c-article-caption__text\"><br \/>\n              Mircea Geoan\u0103, former Deputy 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carrying explosives on Friday.<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"c-ad u-show-for-mobile-only\">\n<div class=\"c-ad__placeholder\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-ad__placeholder__logo\" src=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/website\/images\/logos\/logo-euronews-stacked-outlined-72x72-grey-9.svg\" width=\"72\" height=\"72\" alt loading=\"lazy\"><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"c-ad u-show-for-desktop\">\n<div class=\"c-ad__placeholder\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-ad__placeholder__logo\" src=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/website\/images\/logos\/logo-euronews-stacked-outlined-72x72-grey-9.svg\" width=\"72\" height=\"72\" alt loading=\"lazy\"><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-freeform\nwidget--size-fullwidth\nwidget--align-center\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n<div class=\"widget__contents\">\n        \n      <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div 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incident and declared the Russian consul in Constan\u021ba a persona non grata while closing the consulate. <\/p>\n<p>In recent weeks, several drones have entered European airspace, causing concern across the Baltics. However, this is the first incident in which Romanians have been injured.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe shock of the Russian incursion and explosion on a block of apartments in Gala\u021bi is still here with us,\u201d Geoan\u0103 said in comments to Euronews\u2019 <em>Europe Today<\/em> programme on Monday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGala\u021bi is a big city, an industrial city on the Danube. On the other side of the river, there is Ukraine, and Russia is constantly attacking infrastructure on the Ukrainian side,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Russian President Vladimir Putin has rejected blame for the drone crash, while the country&#8217;s deputy chair of Russia&#8217;s Security Council, Dmitry Medvedev inferred more drones would continue to stray into European skies. &#8220;The peaceful sleep is over,&#8221; he said. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cConcern\u201d within Bucharest had cumulated over more than four years of Russia\u2019s full-scale invasion of Ukraine due to the country\u2019s proximity to the battlefield, said Geoan\u0103, who served within NATO&#8217;s upper echelons between 2019 and 2024. He also served as Romanian Foreign Minister from 2000 to 2004. <\/p>\n<p>A Romanian fighter jet of NATO&#8217;s Baltic Air Policing Mission successfully shot down a stray drone that entered Estonia\u2019s airspace on 19 May. Asked why this did not occur in Romania on Friday, Geoan\u0103 said the military did not \u201chave enough time or space to shoot\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Romania\u2019s Ministry of Defence did scramble two F-16 fighter jets to respond to the aircraft, however Romania\u2019s General Gheorghe Maxim said the forces had insufficient time \u2013 only four minutes \u2013 to shoot it down. <\/p>\n<p>The incident has further underlined the need for NATO to better equip itself against the form of modern warfare that occurs in low-altitude, Geoan\u0103 said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have to do a much better effort to try to find the right kind of air and missile defence for NATO in general,\u201d he explained.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor mid-altitude and high altitude, let&#8217;s say there are some things in place: Patriot missiles, F-16 things, F-35 NATO operations.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor this basically low altitude things\u2026 you can acquire them, the only thing is that you have to put your right priorities in the right place.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Watch the full interview in the player above.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>                                  Go to accessibility shortcuts<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-article-partage-commentaire u-align-items-center u-display-flex\"><span class=\"c-article-partage-commentaire__links u-align-items-center u-display-flex u-justify-content-center js-c-article-partage-commentaire-share\"><span>Share<\/span><\/span><span>Comments<\/span><\/div>\n<div id=\"adb-article-you-might-also-like\" class=\"perf-cv-auto c-article-you-might-also-like\">\n<h2 class=\"c-article-you-might-also-like__title\">\n        Read more<br \/>\n      <\/h2>\n<div class=\"c-article-you-might-also-like__item\">\n<h3>\n<p>                  From tanks to drones: Ukraine&#8217;s drone war is redefining Germany&#8217;s battlefield strategy<\/p>\n<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"c-article-you-might-also-like__item\">\n<h3>\n<p>                  Surrounded by the EU: Why neutral Switzerland is investing heavily 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However, this is the first incident in which Romanians have been injured.\u201cThe shock of the Russian incursion and explosion on a block of apartments in Gala\u021bi is still here with us,\u201d Geoan\u0103 said in comments to Euronews\u2019 Europe Today programme on Monday.\u201cGala\u021bi is a big city, an industrial city on the Danube. On the other side of the river, there is Ukraine, and Russia is constantly attacking infrastructure on the Ukrainian side,\u201d he said.Russian President Vladimir Putin has rejected blame for the drone crash, while the country&#8217;s deputy chair of Russia&#8217;s Security Council, Dmitry Medvedev inferred more drones would continue to stray into European skies. &#8220;The peaceful sleep is over,&#8221; he said.\u201cConcern\u201d within Bucharest had cumulated over more than four years of Russia\u2019s full-scale invasion of Ukraine due to the country\u2019s proximity to the battlefield, said Geoan\u0103, who served within NATO&#8217;s upper echelons between 2019 and 2024. He also served as Romanian Foreign Minister from 2000 to 2004.A Romanian fighter jet of NATO&#8217;s Baltic Air Policing Mission successfully shot down a stray drone that entered Estonia\u2019s airspace on 19 May. 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