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Nato ready to defend ‘every inch’ of territory as Russian drone hits Romania

World news | The Guardian·Peter Beaumont Senior international correspondent·3 days ago
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The Nato secretary general, Mark Rutte , has said the alliance is “ready to defend every inch” of its territory after a Russian drone hit an apartment building in Romania, a member state, during an overnight attack on neighbouring Ukraine. “Russia’s reckless behaviour is a danger to us all,” Rutte wrote on social media after a call with the Romanian president, Nicuşor Dan. “I affirmed that Nato stands ready to defend every inch of allied territory.” On Friday, Dan convened an emergency meeting of the country’s supreme council of national defence, and the foreign ministry summoned Russia’s ambassador. The incident in Galați, which injured two people, prompted swift condemnation and the threat of repercussions, even as Vladimir Putin attempted to suggest, without evidence, that the drone might have been a stray Ukrainian weapon.…

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