Members of the Ukrainian community stage an event to mark three years since the start of Russia's invasion of Ukraine in Bucharest, Romania, Sunday, Feb. 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Andreea Alexandru)

More than 90 percent of churchgoers in Moldova, which lies between Ukraine and Romania, adhere to the Orthodox Church. The invasion, backed enthusiastically by Russia's Orthodox Church, has accelerated a move by parishes from Moldova's majority Moscow-linked Moldova Metropolis to the smaller Romania-linked church,

Vance instead hit on some recent hot button cultural issues, from abortion laws in Britain to the recent election in Romania,” they write. What Vance said: “The threat that I worry the most about vis-à-vis Europe is not Russia.

Vice President JD Vance slammed the European Union for "straight up canceling the results of a presidential election" in Romania "based on flimsy suspicions" that Russia interfered, during a speech at the Munich Security Conference on Friday (full speech here).

US vice-president JD Vance’s scathing criticism of a country cancelling an election due to alleged Russian meddling has emboldened a pro-Putin candidate in his bid to become the next president of Romania.

Russian drones have crashed in Moldova and NATO member Romania during Russia’s overnight attacks on neighboring Ukraine’s Danube port.

Keeping Putin bogged down in Ukraine makes all 32 NATO nations safer. Finland, Romania, and Estonia, in particular, recognize the urgency of stopping Russia before the threat reaches them. The U.S. and U.

Thousands of protesters have taken to the streets of Romania’s capital in a show of support for Calin Georgescu.

During a meeting in Saudi Arabia, Russian officials requested the withdrawal of NATO troops from Eastern Europe. However, the US delegation rejected the demand, stated Cristian Diaconescu, head of the Romanian presidential office and defense and national security advisor,

The military deadlock, fatigue of public opinion and fear of escalation are all working in Moscow's favor, to the detriment of Europe, at a time when the latter is being abandoned by its American ally.

The Russian Ministry of Defense claims that on February 22, a Ukrainian MiG-29 fighter jet was shot down and numerous other air assault assets were destroyed. However, independent sources have not confirmed these reports,

Update: Speaking via videoconference at the summit hosted by Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky, Romania's interim leader Ilie Bolojan emphasised that Ukraine and the European Union must be directly involved in all peace negotiations alongside the US and other allies.