Romania passed a law to shoot down drones violating airspace and other countries may follow suit as the Russia-Ukraine war continues to escalate.

Members of the Ukrainian community stage an event to mark three years since the start of Russia's invasion of Ukraine in Bucharest, Romania, Sunday, Feb. 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Andreea Alexandru)

Ali Velshi travelled to Eastern Europe to cover the beginning of Russia's invasion of Ukraine. While talking to Ukrainian refugees in Warsaw, Ali met then 15-year-old Nastya Shpot. She and her family were forced to flee their hometown,

Last month, Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk accused Russia of planning acts of sabotage worldwide that included “acts of air terror” against airlines. Tusk made the statement at a news conference in Warsaw on January 15.

Romania detained six people on charges of trying to overthrow the state with Russia’s help, prosecutors said on Thursday, and a 101-year-old former army major general said his home had been raided as part of the investigation.

More than 90 percent of churchgoers in Moldova, which lies between Ukraine and Romania, adhere to the Orthodox Church. The invasion, backed enthusiastically by Russia's Orthodox Church, has accelerated a move by parishes from Moldova's majority Moscow-linked Moldova Metropolis to the smaller Romania-linked church,

Romania said on Wednesday it had expelled two military diplomats from the Russian embassy in Bucharest as tensions sour between Moscow and the European Union and NATO-member country. Romania’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said the decision related to Russia's military,

Romania declared the Russian embassy's military attache and his deputy personae non grata on Wednesday for what it said were acts contravening diplomatic rules, a move Russia said it would respond to.

Romanian far-right populist Calin Georgescu has filed his candidacy in a rerun of last year's presidential election that was annulled by a top court after his surprise first-round win.

The next day Romania expelled Russia’s military attaché and arrested six people for “plotting to take over state power”. Romania’s biggest parties, the centre-left Social Democrats and centre-right National Liberal Party,