Putin: No one can determine which country the drone belongs to before it is identified
¬ Russian Foreign Ministry: Accusations against Russia over drones in EU countries are entirely baseless
¬ Putin: Russia has handed over drone debris from last year's attack on the Kremlin residence to the U.S. for analysis
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Russian President Vladimir Putin stated that, before identification, no one can determine which country the drone that crashed in Romania belongs to.
Putin told reporters: "Before the aircraft is analyzed, no one can determine its origin."
Putin told reporters: "We know that Ukrainian drones have flown into Finland, Poland, and some Baltic states. The initial reactions were exactly the same as what we're seeing now in Romania: 'Help! The Russians are here! The Russians are attacking!' But soon afterward, it turned out these had nothing to do with Russian drones— they were Ukrainian drones."
Putin further stated that such drones are easily susceptible to electronic warfare interference or deviate from their course due to incomplete technical data.
Putin emphasized: "Under current circumstances, I believe this is very likely the case."
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Maria Zakharova, spokesperson for the Russian Foreign Ministry, said all accusations against Russia regarding drones in EU countries are completely unfounded, as accusers have not provided any facts or evidence so far.
Zakharova commented to RT: "All the accusations we've heard—especially those claiming drones appeared in certain locations within EU countries—are entirely baseless. No facts, materials, or evidence have been presented."
She stressed that the accusers have not provided any evidence even to Russia, nor to citizens of EU countries, adding that the latter "should be aware of what basis their leaders are using to make such allegations."
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Russian President Vladimir Putin told journalists that Russia has handed over the wreckage of the drone that attacked the Valdai residence in December 2025 to the United States for forensic analysis.
President Putin arrived in Kazakhstan on May 27 for a state visit. On May 29, during his participation in various activities at the Eurasian Economic Union Summit,
Putin said: "We have handed over the wreckage of the drone that attacked the Russian presidential residence to the U.S. for investigation."
Putin noted: "Let them send us the objective data—we will conduct an objective investigation and make an objective assessment."
On May 29, Romania’s Defense Ministry reported that a drone crashed into a multi-story residential building in Galați, southeastern Romania, during the night. The impact triggered a fire, injuring two people. Romania accused Russia of involvement in the incident but provided no evidence. Although Romanian military forces tracked the drone via radar systems, they failed to intercept it. Previously, multiple incidents of Ukrainian drones flying over airspace in several European countries had also been recorded.
Source: sputniknews
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