Romania Politics: AUR leader George Simion escalated his fight with President Nicușor Dan over the detention of former presidential candidate Călin Georgescu, using it to argue Romania’s post-2024 election legitimacy is “annulled” and that state power is being turned against sovereigntists. Security & NATO: Romania scrambled F-16s after a Russian Geran drone entered Romanian airspace from Ukraine and crashed near Solca, Suceava; the incident followed repeated NATO airspace violations and comes as Czech President Petr Pavel warned NATO may eventually need to shoot down deliberate Russian aircraft or drones. Moldova-Romania ties: Chisinau’s parliament ratified a new Moldova–Romania agreement on strategic transport infrastructure, updating the Ungheni bridge and expanding road and rail links tied to TEN-T. Transnistria talks: Chisinau and Tiraspol met in Tiraspol to intensify working-level dialogue, focusing on reintegration, human rights, and the Convergence Fund, including education in Latin script. Moldova under pressure: Moldova’s PM Vasile Tofan told CNN Russia tried to destabilize the country with massive information operations, while also saying an incursion is not imminent; separate reports flagged a Russian Gerbera-type drone crash in Moldova. Economy/markets: S&P experts arrived in Bucharest for an investment-grade review, as Romanian loan indices ticked up and the BET index opened lower. Hybrid warfare in the region: Poland said a Starlink station fire may have been sabotage aimed at disrupting Ukrainian military communications.