US pledges to defend ‘every inch’ of Nato after Russian drone strike in Romania

In Romania, on 29 May 2026, a drone hit an apartment block in Galati, near NATO’s outer border with Ukraine. Romania said the drone was Russian, and NATO and the EU condemned Russia’s ‘recklessness’. The US pledged to defend ‘every inch’ of NATO, and NATO said the alliance would defend its territory.

RT quoted an envoy as saying Romania has no proof that the drone that hit Galati was Russian. Romania sought faster NATO support, saying it had confirmation the drone was Russian, and Izvestia reported that Romania allowed for consultations under NATO’s Article 4. Slovakia’s president urged avoiding an escalation between NATO and Russia.