r/worldnews • u/buldozer_alin • 6h ago

Romanian F-16s shoot down two drones over Black Sea, authorities say

https://www.euronews.com/2026/10/17/romanian-f-16s-shoot-down-two-drones-over-black-sea-authorities-say
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u/AntiTrollSquad 6h ago

Let's reduce sanctions on these friends of the West - Musk and Trump

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u/NC16inthehouse 1h ago

Knowing Europe, they are still going to make a big fuss about India and China buying up Russian oil

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u/Cheeky_Star 2h ago

Well Europe still buys Russian gas so take sanctions with a grain of salt.

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u/wabashcanonball 6h ago

The Russians are coming, and the USA won’t come to help.

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u/supers4 6h ago

Of course they will; they're just helping the other guys this time.

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u/CaptainMagnets 2h ago

Yup, they'll start selling weapons to Russia soon enough

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u/Ioyoc 1h ago

They will give them for free. They will do anything to destroy Europe. It’s in their official political agenda.

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u/Present-Rhubarb6337 1h ago

yep. US and Russia against Germany and Japan again, only this time the morality is switched

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u/Entire-Dog-160 5h ago

USA help is a 2 edged sword. Accepting it could be as dangerous as not. That might be why they've become the most reviled nation on the planet - and I'm not a US basher. Most of my family still live there

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u/sjogren 4h ago

You can be a USA basher. Evil empire along with Russia. I say that as an American.

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u/ants_are_everywhere 2h ago

America the evil empire is probably Russian propaganda's all time greatest hit

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u/OneTrueDweet 59m ago

100% agreed, but the current administration is really leaning into it this time around.

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u/Colbert2020 17m ago

"It may be dangerous to be America's enemy, but to be America's friend is fatal."

What's ironic about this quote is that it's used out of context. He was saying that as a warning to not abandon their current allies. But the fact of the matter is that America has a track record of packing up and leaving their allies high and dry.

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u/Chicknlcker 1h ago

The U.S. sells protection, protection from the U.S.

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u/ManThing910 19m ago

Like the mafia?

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u/Werewolf_goat 5h ago

It's about time this started happening. Russia keeps pushing the boundaries and Europe needs to put an end to it.

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u/JonHuttonDLC 2h ago

More of this. 👏

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u/edfitz83 2h ago

Glad someone finally stepped up to shoot down the drones. Now they should adopt a policy of sinking a Russian tanker or freighter for each drone entering their airspace.

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u/WearmyMark 6h ago

That is NATO involvement in a shooting war.

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u/LickinThighs2 5h ago

That is Russian drones entering NATO airspace.

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u/mithu_raj 6h ago

“Defence Minister Radu Miruta said the first drone had entered Romanian airspace at around 17:59 and was shot down "within two minutes," 25 km south-east of the town of Sulina.”

No if NATO was involved Russia wouldn’t even be able to send any drones period