The security and defense expert Iulia Jojaprofessor at the University of Georgetown and at the United States Diplomatic Institute, has warned that Russia could intensify their attacks against Romania in the near future.
In an interview with News.ro, Joja points out that Kremlin considers Romania as a strategic obstacleespecially after having consolidated your Influence in countries of the region such as Serbia, Hungary, Slovakia and even Poland.
“Romania’s role has gained even more importance for Kremlin,” says Joja, who emphasizes that Bucharest has become A key partner for Ukraine and Moldova. This alliance, he considers, is seen as a direct threat by Moscow.
“Romania has a vital interest in which Ukraine Resist the Russian invasion, since the last thing we want is to see the Russians enter Moldova and reach the mouth of the Danube, “he explains.
For its part, Ukraine also needs Romania as allyeven more with a Polish president “Eurosptic and hostile to the Ukrainians”Joja points out. In this context, the links between the three nations are reinforced as a long -term strategic commitment to the possible accession of Ukraine to the European Union.
Joja attributes historical conflicts between Romania, Moldova and Ukraine to the constant interference of Kremlin: “The main reason for the problems between Romania, Moldova and Ukraine is Kremlin. Russia did everything possible to prevent Romania and her neighboring countries“.
In addition, he denounces that Russia has fed extremism in the region: “The Kremlin has amplified the extreme right trends in Romania to demonstrate that Romania has territorial claims towards Ukraine and aims to absorb the Republic of Moldova against its will.”
