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Serbia’s Vucic, Romania’s Dan travel to Ukraine in their first official visits

Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic will visit Ukraine on June 11 to take part in the Ukraine-Southeast Europe Summit in Odesa, Serbia’s Presidential Office announced. The one-day trip will mark the Moscow-friendly Serbian leader’s first official visit to Ukraine. Top representatives of 12 southeastern European countries are expected to attend the meeting at the Ukrainian Black […]

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Nicusor Dan sworn in as Romania’s new president

Nicusor Dan was sworn in as Romania’s president on May 26 in a formal ceremony before Parliament, pledging to be “a president open to the voice of society,” Romanian news outlet Digi24 reported. Pro-EU centrist and then-Bucharest Mayor Dan won the Romanian presidential election on May 18, defeating the far-right, anti-Ukraine George Simion with 53.6% […]

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Romania’s new president faces daunting challenges after surprise victory over far-right upstart

There was a wave of euphoria and relief across Europe following the election of pro-European liberal Nicusor Dan as Romania’s new president. “For Ukraine — as a neighbour and friend — it is important to have Romania as a reliable partner. And we are confident we will,” said President Volodymyr Zelensky after Dan’s victory. Moldovan […]

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Romania’s presidential candidate Georgescu calls Ukraine ‘fictional state,’ suggests annexing territory

Far-right Romanian politician Calin Georgescu called Ukraine a “fictional state” and claimed that the eventual partition of its territories is “inevitable” in an interview published on Jan. 29. “On 100% it will happen,” Calin Georgescu said in the interview with journalist Ion Cristoiu about redrawing Ukraine’s borders as a consequence of the Russia-Ukraine war, suggesting […]