Romania plans to launch a joint drone production venture with Ukraine
Against the backdrop of frequent incidents involving Russian drones being shot down, Romania has officially announced that it is deepening its military-technical cooperation with Kyiv.
Bucharest plans to invest in the creation of a large-scale production facility on its territory that will manufacture modern weapons for both armies.
This was stated by Romanian Foreign Minister Oana-Silvia Țoiu ahead of a meeting of European Union foreign ministers.
According to her, the Alliance’s current priority is to enhance defense capabilities and significantly strengthen the air defense system along its eastern borders.
“We are focusing on air defense,” the Romanian minister emphasized.
She also spoke about negotiations with the U.S. delegation regarding the creation of a common market for air interception assets, which are to become available to a wide range of allies.
Tsoi paid special attention to the security situation, as Romania is directly “bordering on war.”
The diplomat will inform her European colleagues about recent incidents of Russian drones carrying explosives illegally entering the country’s airspace, which constitutes a gross violation of NATO sovereignty.
An important step will be the construction of a “joint production facility between Ukraine and Romania on Romanian territory.”
This will ensure an uninterrupted supply of necessary defense equipment and strengthen Ukraine’s resilience in the face of Russian aggression.
Commenting on the Kremlin’s attempts to involve Gerhard Schröder in the negotiations, Tsoi expressed skepticism.
She noted that the Russian president “first and foremost needs to bring himself and his old Russian delegation to the peace talks with serious intentions,” rather than proposing dubious intermediaries.
The minister also addressed the issue of Moldova’s security, emphasizing the inadmissibility of the occupation of territories belonging to independent states.
“No army should be allowed to illegally occupy the territories of other countries, and this also applies to Transnistria,” the diplomat emphasized.
Romania is actively engaged in dialogue with President Maia Sandu to counter Russian influence in the region.
Bucharest sees itself as a key factor in stability in Eastern Europe and is preparing to assume the presidency of the Central European Initiative starting this July.
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