Russia's President Vladimir Putin addresses a press-conference during his visit to Astana, Kazakhstan. (May 29, 2026)
Putin says “no one can say” origin of Romania drone strike
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Russian President Vladimir Putin said Friday that it was too early to say a drone that crashed in Romania was Russian, amid European anger over the incident.
The crash took place overnight Thursday-Friday, injuring two people and triggering a fire, Romanian officials said. Romania said the drone was Russian.
"I just learned, before entering this hall, that something happened with what was supposedly our drone," Putin told a press conference in the Kazakh capital Astana.
"No one can say the origin of this or that aircraft until an examination of that aircraft is conducted," he said.
"If they provide us with any objective data... in that case, will we assess what happened."
Drone incursions in Romania have been detected dozens of times since the start of Russia's 2022 conflict with Ukraine, but the crash marked the first time a residential building in the country had been hit.
