Romania becomes second NATO country to face Russian drone incursion

(NewsNation) — The White House is watching escalating tensions in Eastern Europe after another Russian drone breached NATO airspace over the weekend.

Fighter jets were scrambled in Romania on Saturday in response to the incursion. It was the second time in less than a week that NATO airspace had been breached.

The other happened in Poland, where more than a dozen drones flew over the country.

Leadership in Romania is not happy after the breach, saying it threatened to destabilize the entire region, as NATO is still reeling from the first incident in Poland.

People in Europe view this as a watershed moment in fending off Russian aggression.

President Donald Trump has said he is ready to go when it comes to upping the sanctions on Russia, but only if Europe weans off its reliance on Russian oil.

"Well, I'm ready to move ahead, but they have to do it," Trump said. "I think they will, but right now they're talking and they're not doing. Look, they're buying oil from Russia. We're not buying oil from Russia. They're buying a lot of oil from Russia. That's not the deal."

Today, the Kremlin is pointing the finger at NATO as the cause of the tension, with spokesperson Dmitry Peskov stating that NATO is providing direct and indirect support to the Kyiv regime. Therefore, it can be said with absolute certainty that NATO is, in effect, fighting against Russia.

Both the Kremlin and the White House have said they would like to keep the channels of communication open, but at this juncture, there are no plans for a bilateral or trilateral meeting between Russia, Ukraine and the U.S.

In the meantime, Trump is headed to the UK for a meeting with King Charles at Windsor Castle, along with a meeting with Prime Minister Keir Starmer later in the week.

There is a lot of extra security being put into place, and the subject of Ukraine is likely to come up as a ceasefire is a priority for all European nations.