BUCHAREST, Sept 13 (Reuters) - Romania scrambled fighter jets on Saturday when a drone breached the country’s airspace during a Russian attack on Ukrainian infrastructure near the border, the defence ministry said.

A threat of drone strikes also prompted Poland to deploy Polish and allied aircraft and close an airport in the eastern city of Lublin, three days after it shot down Russian drones in its airspace with the backing of aircraft from its NATO allies.

The drone did not fly over inhabited areas and did not pose an immediate danger to the population," the statement said.

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      13 hours ago

      No.

      I’d like the Russians to sort Putin out themselves. As the legend goes, he fearfully watched Gaddafi being … handled by his own people. So that’s what I envision for him. If someone external is doing it, it leaves the opportunity for martyrdom and for spinning the story that he actually was loved by his dear countrymen but the evil West disposed of him.

      Also, it will be an important lesson to them that they actually have the power to defeat one of their rulers reigning with iron fist. And that they have to sort out their own stuff.

      We however can do whatever we can do to indirectly assist this happening.