Russia says Romanian drone complaints are groundless

July 28 (Reuters) - Moscow's ‌Foreign Ministry ​said ​on Tuesday that Romanian complaints that Russian drones have violated its airspace were groundless ‌and vowed to respond to Bucharest's expulsion of ⁠a Russian diplomat.

Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova, writing on the ‌ministry's website, said Romanian ‌people would disagree with their government's accusations and call instead for "common sense" in adopting a stand on ​more than four years of war between Russia and Ukraine.

"We reject these latest unfounded claims. The ⁠staged incidents and their propaganda coverage show the Romanian leadership's attempt ​to cover up the disastrous results of their irresponsible stance in support of the Kyiv ​regime," Zakharova wrote.

"No one should ‌therefore be surprised that there is a growing demand for common sense in ⁠the local community when it comes to Ukraine and the antics of its leaders."

Romania, she said, would receive a "proper ⁠response" to its actions.

The foreign ministry in NATO-member Romania said ​on Monday it had expelled a diplomat at Russia's embassy after repeated violations of its airspace.

Romanian F-16 fighter jet pilots ‌shot down three drones in as many days from Friday as Russia intensified attacks ‌against neighbouring Ukraine.

In May, Romania said a Russian ⁠drone had crashed into ‌an apartment block ​during an attack on neighbouring Ukraine, injuring a woman and child.

(Reporting by Reuters; Editing by Cynthia ‌Osterman)

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