Romanian president asks Russia to ensure Romanians are not harmed when it attacks Ukrainian cities

Romanian President Nicușor Dan has stated that Russia should change its tactics when attacking Ukraine so that Romanian citizens are not affected.

Source: Dan on the BBC World Service Weekend programme on 31 May, as reported by European Pravda

Details: In response to questions from the presenters about Romania's actions in this regard, President Dan acknowledged that drone incidents are becoming an increasingly serious threat to his country.

"In the last two years we have had maybe 20 or 30 drones [drone incidents – ed.]. In the beginning they were not loaded with explosives. But one month ago we had another one, with explosives, that fortunately did not explode," he said.

From this, the Romanian president concluded on air that Russia should change its attack tactics and continue to strike Ukraine, but in such a way that his country is not affected.

Quote: "It became dangerous for Romanian citizens. And when the Russians are hitting and targeting [Ukrainian] towns on the other side of the Danube, they have to be sure that they do not cause injuries to Romanian citizens."

More details: Dan threatened to expel the Russian ambassador otherwise.

It is notable that in this interview Nicușor Dan made no mention of the unlawfulness of Russian strikes on Ukraine or the need for them to stop, demanding only that strikes on Ukrainian targets cause no harm to Romanians.

However, in a conversation with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on 29 May, Dan also stated that "Russia must end its attacks" on Ukraine.

The interview has prompted angry comments from a number of Romanian commentators, who noted that "this statement is devoid of humanity".

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