Key facts
- Russia's UN envoy Vassily Nebenzia accused the West of using a drone incident in Romania for information warfare.
- Bucharest stated a Russian drone injured two civilians in Galati, near the Ukrainian border.
- Nebenzia cited inconsistencies in Romania's account and suggested alternative explanations for the drone crash.
- He recalled previous incidents where Western countries initially blamed Russia for events later attributed to Ukraine.
- Russia is ready to engage in an objective and depoliticized investigation if provided with relevant materials.
Russia's UN envoy, Vassily Nebenzia, has accused Western countries of using a recent drone incident in Romania for "anti-Russian information warfare" and of showing little interest in a comprehensive investigation. Speaking at a UN Security Council emergency meeting, Nebenzia highlighted alleged inconsistencies in Bucharest's account of the event, where a drone crashed into an apartment block in Galati, injuring two people. He suggested that similar past incidents, initially blamed on Russia, were later found to be of Ukrainian origin. Nebenzia also questioned the plausibility of the drone straying due to Ukrainian air defenses, given the distance it allegedly traveled. Moscow has expressed readiness for an objective investigation if provided with relevant materials.