NATO Must Dig In for Long Deployment in East, Romania Warns
- Ciuca says war opens rift between free and autocratic states
- Premier says he expects Romania to join Schengen this year
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It’s “wishful thinking” to expect relations between Russia and the West to return to their pre-war status soon after the fighting stops in Ukraine, as the Kremlin appears bent on creating a buffer between itself and NATO, Romania’s prime minister said.
Nicolae Ciuca, a retired general who once led combat forces in Iraq, said Russia’s invasion has re-opened a civilizational rift akin to the Cold War, and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization will have to maintain its expanded troop presence on its eastern frontier for at least the medium term.