During a debate in the German Bundestag held on Wednesday, September 17, chancellor Friedrich Merz said that the violation of Polish and Romanian airspace by Russia is part of a long-standing trend of testing limits and sabotage, Reuters reported. Then, on September 13, a Russian drone entered Romanian airspace for roughly 50 minutes, leaving for Ukraine afterwards. The statements in the Bundestag come after Merz hosted Polish president Karol Nawrocki the day before. “I firmly condemn the recent violations of Polish airspace by Russia. Poland is an important European neighbor and a close friend of ours,” wrote the German Chancellor on X after the meeting.