{"id":6548,"date":"2026-05-30T01:03:32","date_gmt":"2026-05-30T01:03:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/youtubexyoutube.com\/?p=6548"},"modified":"2026-06-05T13:51:26","modified_gmt":"2026-06-05T13:51:26","slug":"romania-drone-incident-response-to-nato-threats-key-takeaways-from-putins-chat-with-journalists","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/youtubexyoutube.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/30\/romania-drone-incident-response-to-nato-threats-key-takeaways-from-putins-chat-with-journalists\/","title":{"rendered":"Romania drone incident, response to NATO threats: Key takeaways from Putin\u2019s chat with journalists"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Russian president urged Bucharest to share data on Friday\u2019s UAV intrusion and commented on tensions in Europe<\/strong><\/p>\n

Russian President Vladimir Putin took questions from reporters during his trip to Kazakhstan on Friday, providing an update on the Ukraine conflict and tensions with NATO in Europe.<\/p>\n

He also commented on the recent drone incident in Romania, which NATO blamed on Russia, and touched on foreign policy debates in Armenia, a former Soviet state and longtime Russian ally.<\/p>\n

Russia has the upper hand on the battlefield<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Ukraine conflict is nearing the end as the Russian military continues its offensive on all fronts, Putin said, adding that it would be \u201cunwise\u201d<\/em> to provide a specific timeline.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe situation on the battlefield gives reason to believe that (the conflict) is drawing to a close.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

He went on to say that although Moscow maintains \u201ccertain contacts,\u201d<\/em> no peace talks are being held at the moment.<\/p>\n

While the US has been preoccupied with the Iran conflict, some EU officials have begun floating the idea of resuming talks with Russia, which were suspended in 2022.<\/p>\n

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Kremlin responds to \u2018borderline crazy\u2019 threat from NATO state<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Western leaders must stop misleading their people<\/strong><\/p>\n

The president reiterated that Russia has no intention of attacking NATO or EU members, dismissing claims to the contrary as \u201cbrazen lies.\u201d<\/em> He reiterated Russia\u2019s position that it was forced to intervene in Ukraine after Kiev failed to implement the 2014-15 Minsk accords with the breakaway Donbass republics, which later voted to become part of Russia.<\/p>\n

Western leaders are using the conflict to justify \u201cunreasonable\u201d<\/em> military spending hikes, Putin argued. \u201cThey should not mislead their own people.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

Aggressors will be razed to the ground<\/strong><\/p>\n

Putin warned, however, Russia has the capability to \u201craze to the ground\u201d<\/em> any country that attempts to attack it.<\/p>\n

He was responding to Lithuanian Foreign Minister Kestutis Budrys, who said<\/a> this month that, in the event of a conflict, NATO must demonstrate that it \u201ccan break into\u201d<\/em> Kaliningrad Region, a Russian exclave on the Baltic Sea between Poland and Lithuania.<\/p>\n

He warned that Russia would treat all Ukrainian drone launch sites as legitimate targets, even if they operate from the Baltic states.<\/p>\n

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No evidence crashed drone in Romania was Russian \u2013 ambassador<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Romania should share data on drone incident<\/strong><\/p>\n

Putin called for an objective investigation\u00a0into a drone strike on a residential building in the Romanian city of Galati near the Ukrainian border on Friday, which injured two people. Romania, along with its NATO allies, blamed Russia for the intrusion.<\/p>\n

The president said Romania should provide objective data\u00a0about the incident, just as Russia handed over decoded flight data from a Ukrainian drone shot down last year en route to one of Putin\u2019s residences. He noted that suspected Ukrainian drones have veered into the Baltic states and Finland in recent months.<\/p>\n

Western media outlets \u2018making fools of\u2019 their own audiences<\/strong><\/p>\n

Putin said the Western media is \u201ca tool for making fools of people\u201d <\/em>that is used to channel more money into Ukraine. He blasted foreign news outlets for their failure to cover the Ukrainian drone strikes on a college in Starobelsk last week, which killed 21 students and injured more than 40 others.<\/p>\n

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Ukraine killed 21 Russian students and lied about it: What really happened in Starobelsk<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/blockquote>\n

\u201cNot a single word was said about the tragedy in Starobelsk, where our children were deliberately killed. Not a single word, as though it never happened,\u201d<\/em> Putin said.<\/p>\n

Moscow has criticized outlets including CNN and the BBC for declining an invitation to travel to Starobelsk.<\/p>\n

Armenia\u2019s economy will suffer if it cuts ties with Russia<\/strong><\/p>\n

Commenting on the upcoming parliamentary elections in Armenia, Putin said the country\u2019s drive for closer integration with the EU could eventually become incompatible with its membership in the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU). Leaving the EAEU would cost Armenia at least 14% of its GDP, he said.<\/p>\n

Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, who was recently endorsed<\/a> by US President Donald Trump, said Armenia is not planning to terminate its membership in the EAEU at this stage, but that voters would ultimately decide between the two economic blocs.<\/p>\n

Russia is Armenia\u2019s largest trading partner and provides the country with discounted natural gas.<\/p>\n

Advantages in AI technology<\/strong><\/p>\n

Russia is one of the few countries with the human capital and energy resources to develop its own sovereign artificial intelligence, Putin said.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have enormous capabilities in nuclear and hydroelectric power, particularly in Siberia,\u201d<\/em> he said, adding that Russia has \u201cclear advantages\u201d<\/em> in the global AI race.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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