Romania has charged six men with links to Russia with treason for plotting a coup, prosecutors in the NATO ally said, accusing them of conspiring "to undermine the sovereignty and independence of the Romanian state.

The six individuals detained by DIICOT for treason and ties with Russian agents are members of the "Vlad Țepeș Command" organization, judicial sources told news agency Agerpres. Through various "press releases,

Romanian prosecutors detained six people suspected of allegedly plotting to overthrow the government and withdraw the Black Sea nation from NATO with Russia’s help.

In an unprecedented move, authorities in Bucharest arrested six citizens Wednesday for organising a paramilitary group with Moscow's support, linked to the expulsion of the Russian military attache to Romania and his deputy.