Romania’s Minister of Foreign Affairs (acting), Oana Țoiu, has placed full responsibility on Russia for a series of attacks on civilian merchant ships in the Black Sea. According to her, Russian strikes are turning the region into a dangerous zone for commercial shipping. In a statement published on the evening...
Why Poland and Romania refused to increase the transit of Ukrainian grain
On October 4, 2026, Ukrainian Minister of Agrarian Policy Taras Vysotsky left Brussels empty-handed after asking European partners to increase the transit of agricultural products through EU territory and allocate €1.1 billion to cover rising transportation costs. The reason was a firm refusal from two key countries — Poland and...
161 naval mines destroyed in the Black Sea since the start of the full-scale war
Since the start of Russia’s full-scale war against Ukraine, 161 naval mines have been neutralized in the exclusive economic zones of six Black Sea countries. Updated figures have been posted on the website of Romania’s Ministry of National Defence. The munitions were either drifting at sea or washed ashore. According...
Bucharest court orders 30-day pre-trial detention for former Romanian presidential candidate
The Bucharest Court of Appeal on Tuesday, September 29, upheld an appeal by DIICOT prosecutors and ordered former Romanian presidential candidate Călin Georgescu placed in pre-trial detention for 30 days. The same measure was applied to businessman Ionel Rusen. The ruling is final. Georgescu and Rusen are accused of forming...
Former Romanian presidential candidate detained over million-euro fraud case
Romanian prosecutors from the Directorate for Investigating Organised Crime and Terrorism (DIICOT) detained former presidential candidate Călin Georgescu on Monday morning. Officers stopped the politician in his car in Otopeni and took him to his home in Mogoșoaia, near Bucharest, where a search was carried out. According to DIICOT, the...
Russian detained in Romania over alleged sabotage plot
The Romanian Intelligence Service (SRI) said it prevented a sabotage operation on Romanian territory together with law enforcement agencies and foreign partners. A Russian citizen has been detained in the case. According to the SRI, the 40-year-old Russian national, who lives in Romania, had been under surveillance since February 2026....