Rob Schmitz is NPR's international correspondent based in Berlin, where he covers the human stories of a vast region reckoning with its past while it tries to guide the world toward a brighter future. From his base in the heart of Europe, Schmitz has covered Germany's levelheaded management of the COVID-19 pandemic, the rise of right-wing nationalist politics in Poland and creeping Chinese government influence inside the Czech Republic.
A Russian drone entered Romanian airspace from Ukraine Saturday. It's the latest violation of NATO airspace, coming just days after Russian drones were shot down by NATO aircraft over Poland.
NATO and Polish officials say they're awaiting the results of a military assessment before deciding on a response to more than a dozen Russian drones that flew into Polish airspace Wednesday.