Romania will continue to support Moldova’s resilience capacity and remains its strongest advocate in the European Union. The statement was made by the Romanian president, Nicusor Dan, in his speech at the podium of the United Nations General Assembly, reports IPN.
The Romanian leader mentioned that Moldova is the second most affected country by the war in Ukraine, dealing with the effects of the economic shock caused by Russia’s aggression and a hybrid campaign of disinformation, energy pressure, and attempts to destabilize its democratic institutions. President Dan emphasized that Bucharest continues to share with Chisinau from its own EU accession experience and to offer it political, technical, and diplomatic support for its European path.
Additionally, Nicusor Dan reiterated Romania’s unconditional support for Ukraine and its people. The leader from Cotroceni clarified that Romania, as an EU member state with the longest land border with Ukraine, directly feels the effects of the conflict through repeated airspace violations. He recalled the case when a Russian drone crashed in May over a building in Galati, an incident that resulted in injuries and material damage.
Nicusor Dan warned that the threat from Russia is not limited to Ukraine alone and pointed out that Europe is the target of a hybrid war, through cyber attacks, disinformation campaigns, sabotage, and disruptions of critical infrastructures. Under these circumstances, the Romanian president called for discouraging the Russian threat by increasing military spending and added that the target assumed within NATO is to allocate 5% of GDP for defense, and Romania has already reached 3.7%.
