Russia closes Romania's Consulate General in St. Petersburg

Russia has decided to close the Romanian Consulate General in St. Petersburg and declare the Romanian consul general persona non grata, the Russian Foreign Ministry said in a statement on Thursday, reported Xinhua.

The Romanian ambassador to Russia was summoned to the ministry in the morning to receive the official diplomatic note.

The decision is a response to Romania closing the Russian Consulate General in Constanta and declaring the Russian consul general persona non grata, after what was alleged to be a Russian drone crashed into the roof of a residential building in the city of Galati, Romania.

Russia has denied all accusations and called them "completely unfounded."