Romania must better explain to its citizens why an unhappy ending to the war in Ukraine would affect Romania and the Republic of Moldova’s security, President Nicusor Dan said in The Hague during a press conference delivered after the NATO Summit, when asked how he intends to explain to the Romanians the need to step up defense spending.

„We need to explain the Romanians why an unhappy ending to the war in Ukraine affects the security of Romania and of the Republic of Moldova. We need to explain the Romanians that Russia’s hybrid war does not take place in Romania alone, with examples from each of the European countries that have been targeted by such hybrid actions,” Dan told journalists.

The Romanian president mentioned that at the NATO Summit he reaffirmed „support for Ukraine, saying that Ukraine is linked to the security of NATO’s entire eastern flank” and that he drew attention to the importance of the elections in the Republic of Moldova that will take place at the end of September.

„In my opinion, the elections due on September 28 are extremely important. It is very important that the citizens of the Republic of Moldova freely express themselves and that the result is free of interference, and we are talking about the Russian state interference that we have seen in the Republic of Moldova in recent years. Romania can help with ensuring this climate of normality for the elections. Except for the cooperation on the committed to energy and transport projects, Romania cannot intervene in the electoral process,” the Romanian president also said.

AGERPRES