President Nicusor Dan declared on Thursday that the closure of the Romanian Consulate in Saint Petersburg represented a reciprocal measure from the Russian Federation and that there will be no response from Romania, according to Agerpres.
"Immediately after the drone incident in Galati, with the two Romanian citizens who were injured, we closed the Russian Consulate in Constanta and expelled the consul, which was, in my opinion, a proportionate measure by Romania in relation to the incident we had. Obviously, diplomatically, these things, this reciprocity of measures always happens. There is no other justification from Russia for this. There will be no response from Romania," Nicusor Dan stated during a press conference held in Gdansk.
The acting head of the Romanian Consulate General in Saint Petersburg has been declared persona non grata and the Russian side has decided to withdraw consent for the establishment of the respective consular position, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MAE) announced on Thursday.
The MAE stated that the decision was communicated to the Romanian ambassador to the Russian Federation, who was summoned to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation on Thursday afternoon.
"The Ministry of Foreign Affairs confirms that the Romanian Ambassador to the Russian Federation was summoned on the afternoon of June 25, 2026 to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation. During the meeting, the Russian side notified the declaration of persona non grata of the interim manager of the Consulate General of Romania in Saint Petersburg, respectively regarding the decision of the Russian side to withdraw consent for the establishment of the respective consular position," a statement from the MAE states.
According to the MAE, the reaction of the Russian side was predictable.
