Romania

After five years the country has secured less than half the original European funding while strategic projects vanish and reforms stall

The Odesa region, home to Ukraine’s ports of Reni and Izmail, has recorded 300 air-raid alerts since the start of August

PROGRESS IV sinks in Romania’s EEZ but President Nicușor Dan said that it was not known what struck it or who was responsible

The man who commanded a platoon at that site where Securitate forces opened fire on unarmed crowds is still in charge of protecting the President of Romania

In a video that has attracted hundreds of thousands of views, Diana Șoșoacă repeated her longstanding claim that Romania is a “country at war” with Russia, while alleging that Sofia has received “security assistance” from Moscow.

The President of Ukraine called Thursday's strike one of the most "cynical, calculated, and ​large-scale" of the 4-1/2-year war

Two Romanian F-16 fighter jets were scrambled with orders to fire, one engaged the target using its onboard cannon and destroyed the drone

Energy Commissioner Dan Jørgensen says the situation remains stable for now but will stay tight through the coming weeks

Spanish F-18 destroys unidentified drone near Moldova border, while Bulgaria awaits Ukrainian answers over another drone incident

Russia’s military intelligence organised training programmes in the summer of 2025 at a resort in western Serbia, as well as in Bosnia and near Moscow

The episode highlights ongoing challenges of securing Romania’s large EEZ, particularly around high-value energy assets approaching production

Increased Russian attacks on Ukrainian shipping ​and port infrastructure in recent months make impossible exports from Ukrainian ports