Volodymyr Zelensky's plane nearly hit by a drone after taking off from Moldova, Oslo says; the Kremlin denies any threat

Germany

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Perspective from Ukrainian and Moldovan sources · 7 of 12 countries

Germany is distancing itself from Oslo's dramatic account, instead siding with the more measured versions of Kiev and Chisinau regarding the drone that allegedly flew close to Volodymyr Zelensky's plane during takeoff from Moldova.

Brazil

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Direct account of the Norwegian narrative · 4 of 12 countries

Brazil is reconstructing, minute by minute, the trajectory of the drone that brushed past Zelensky's plane, between a detailed Norwegian account and the Kremlin's prolonged silence.

Chile

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Direct account of the Norwegian narrative · 4 of 12 countries

Santiago takes away from the Moldovan incident proof of a daily military threat looming over Zelensky, rather than a diplomatic dispute between Oslo and Moscow.

United States

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Direct account of the Norwegian narrative · 4 of 12 countries

The United States is dissecting the incident piece by piece, citing the Norwegian Prime Minister and the Moldovan authorities to trace the trajectory of the drone rather than the diplomatic scope of the matter.

Finland

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Perspective from Ukrainian and Moldovan sources · 7 of 12 countries

Helsinki gauges the Moldovan incident against the backdrop of its own Russian border, where drone incursions are no longer a novelty, and notes above all that only the Norwegian version has been verified firsthand.

France

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Perspective from Ukrainian and Moldovan sources · 7 of 12 countries

Paris is scrutinizing the gap between the Norwegian account and its downplaying by Kiev and Chisinau, without independent validation of the real danger faced by the presidential plane.

Italy

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Perspective from Ukrainian and Moldovan sources · 7 of 12 countries

Rome is dissecting a multi-faceted narrative: the shock reported by Oslo, the drone downed near Chisinau, and the Ukrainian source that describes as "exaggerated" the reconstruction of the danger.

Norway

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Direct account of the Norwegian narrative · 4 of 12 countries

Oslo confirms, through the voice of Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre, that Zelensky's plane was "nearly hit" by a drone during takeoff from Moldova, and retraces the trajectory of the presumed Shahed to its crash in Moldovan territory.

Russia

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Official Russian denial · 1 of 12 countries

Moscow dismisses the incident as an "imaginary threat" invented by Kiev to further involve its Western backers in the war, and turns the accusation of provocation back on the Ukrainian authorities.

Serbia

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Perspective from Ukrainian and Moldovan sources · 7 of 12 countries

Belgrade notes a contradiction between the account given in Oslo and that of the Moldovan authorities, who have never confirmed that Zelensky's plane came close to the drone.

Sweden

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Perspective from Ukrainian and Moldovan sources · 7 of 12 countries

Stockholm detects a hesitation in Oslo's own account: the Norwegian Prime Minister talks about a plane "almost hit" by a drone, while his own office later downplays its significance.

Ukraine

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Perspective from Ukrainian and Moldovan sources · 7 of 12 countries

Kyiv downplays the extent of the danger cited by Oslo, while linking the incident to the daily reality of a president exposed to Russian drones during his wartime travels.