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A review of Munir Ahmed’s book argues the Ukraine conflict grew from the post-cold-war security order, with the April 2008 Nato summit in Bucharest as a turning point.

Historians say Churchill traded Soviet predominance in Romania for British influence in Greece, and they use that bargain to judge Trump’s talks with Putin over Ukraine.

ANCOM vice-president Pavel Popescu says Romania is seeking a ninth ITU Council term with 160,000 euros for lobbying in Qatar, and accuses Ilie Bolojan of misstating the sum and the candidate.

ANCOM vice-president Pavel Popescu says 860,000 lei from the authority’s own budget would back Romania’s ninth ITU Council mandate, after Ioana Dogioiu called the bid his own.

After deadly drone strikes on merchant ships off Bulgaria, Sofia and Ankara agreed to deepen Black Sea navigation cooperation with Romania as Bulgarians vote on Sunday.

President Nicușor Dan and Bulgaria’s leading candidates are linked by talks on ship attacks, a drone moratorium and NATO’s eastern flank as Bulgarians vote on 25 October.

Washington has paused attacks on Iran until the 3 November midterms, while US European Command says the Gulf war is consuming forces meant for NATO, including Romania's Black Sea flank.

The European Commission president said she was deeply concerned after a civilian vessel was hit off Romania, leaving one sailor dead and three missing.

Transelectrica’s Bucharest joint venture is one of four equal owners of a Caspian–Black Sea–Europe power link whose feasibility study was shown to investors in Baku.

Israelis vote on 27 October in the first legislative election since the Hamas attack of 7 October 2023, and Bucharest is watching oil, US military resources and defence ties.

Bulgarians vote for a president on Sunday after a campaign dominated by the war in Ukraine and deadly drone strikes on cargo ships in Romanian and Bulgarian waters.

President Nicușor Dan told Bloomberg that Russia is trying to escalate the Ukraine war and provoke Europe with drone attacks, as Romania seeks temporary NATO equipment until SAFE orders arrive.