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Ex-UK Security Chief Warns Putin Does Not 'Care' After Russian Drone Hits Romania

Ex-UK Security Chief Warns Putin Does Not 'Care' After Russian Drone Hits Romania

Police and forensic investigators examine the location of impact after a Russian drone struck an apartment building in Galati, eastern Romania. Vladimir Putin does “not care too much” if Russian weapons end up hitting Ukraine’sNato neighbours, according to a former UK security chief. One of Russia’s drones crashed into a Romanian apartment block in the city of Galati and injured two people overnight. The move was condemned by EU leaders as “blatant and serious violation”, while Nato leader Mark Rutte warned: “Russia’s reckless behaviour is a danger to us all.” Romania president Nicusor Dan said the incident was the “most serious” to have impacted his country since Putin invaded Ukraine in 2022. Romania, a Nato country which borders Ukraine, expelled the Russian consul from its city of Constanta as a result. The Kremlin has already threatened its own response to that diplomatic move, claiming the retaliation would not be “long in coming”. But former national security adviser Lord Peter Ricketts told BBC Radio 4′s World At One that Russian leader Putin will not be concerned …