Radu Hossu 🇹🇩🇺🇦

We have now been informed that a naval drone—which is NOT Ukrainian (according to the Minister of Defense)—loaded with explosives was destroyed 80-100 meters from the Neptun Deep platform. F-16 were used to destroy it, firing their onboard cannons (the cannon is a 6-barrel rotary machine gun, kind of like the one on the Predator that Schwarzenegger used in the forest—only more powerful). Given that it was 80–100 meters away and wasn’t engaged by anyone on the platform or in the surrounding area, this concerns me. Back in 2023, I wrote about a secret everyone knew: Neptun Deep project is located within the exclusive economic zone (EEZ), so it’s in our part of the Black Sea, but it is NOT protected by NATO. This exclusive zone borders Ukraine to the north and northeast. Except that the northeastern part is de facto controlled by russia, as it is the EEZ of the Crimean Peninsula. Neptun Deep is focused on gas extraction and transforming Romania into the largest producer and exporter of gas in the European Union. Who do you think is most economically affected by this? You guessed it: russia. Because gas will be extracted from the Pelican block for at least the next 20 years. Do you think we no longer need gas? We do—for example, for massive AI data centers, which are energy-intensive. Neptun Deep is such a strategic and beneficial project for Romania—and so detrimental to russia—that as early as 2023, I, a simple man with some wartime experience, predicted that the russians would target Neptun Deep. They will use hybrid attacks against our project. The Ministry of Defense and the Romanian Presidency must provide us with assurances and some information (of the kind that does not compromise OPSEC) on how we will protect our project. If the drone turns out to be russian—as I am convinced it is—then the russian ambassador in Bucharest must be expelled immediately, as today’s incident constitutes a direct attack on Romania’s energy security and the prosperity brought about by the development there. No mercy! Get out!

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