{"id":113392,"date":"2026-05-29T16:44:47","date_gmt":"2026-05-29T13:44:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/disinfo.md\/romania-closes-the-consulate-in-constanta-following-the-incident-in-galati-moscows-reaction\/"},"modified":"2026-06-04T12:19:54","modified_gmt":"2026-06-04T09:19:54","slug":"romania-closes-the-consulate-in-constanta-following-the-incident-in-galati-moscows-reaction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/disinfo.md\/en\/romania-closes-the-consulate-in-constanta-following-the-incident-in-galati-moscows-reaction\/","title":{"rendered":"Romania closes the Consulate in Constan\u021ba, following the incident in Gala\u021bi. Moscow&#8217;s reaction"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Romania closes the Russian consulate in Constan\u021ba, after a drone crashed into a residential building in Gala\u021bi, injuring two people. The head of the mission is declared an undesirable person.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The statement was made by the leader from Cotroceni, Nicu\u0219or Dan, after the Supreme Defense Council of the Country convened.<\/p>\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>&#8220;The responsive measures related to declaring the Russian consul general persona non grata and closing the consulate general will not be delayed,&#8221;<\/em> announced Maria Zaharova, spokesperson for Russian diplomacy.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A drone crashed, Friday night, over a block in Gala\u0163i. An explosion followed and flames broke out, injuring two people. 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