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Romanian Prime Minister Ciucă Marcel Ciolacu has formalized that supplying military installations to NATO partners could represent his country’s participation in efforts directed toward reinstating a just peace for Ukraine.
Primary Statements:
- Romania will not dispatch its military personnel into Ukraine.
- However, NATO members can have access to its military facilities as part of providing Kyiv with security assurances.
Actions Romania is Prepared to Take
Journalists requested the Romanian premier detail the government’s reaction to the EU urging the US to send F-35 fighter jets to Romania under Ukraine’s security guarantee framework.
Ciolacu stated that consistently since the issue of backing security assurances for establishing enduring peace in Ukraine arose, his country has been steadfast in maintaining “at least two positions.”
The first involves Romania’s decision against deploying its forces on Ukrainian soil.
Concerning the second aspect, given its NATO membership, the nation is ready to make its military sites accessible.
These facilities, already utilized jointly by Romanian and NATO forces, primarily for aerial operations, should be available for deployment by NATO, US military units, and other partners.
Prime Minister Ciolacu stressed remembering that even presently, air patrols operate from these airports, maritime air surveillance over the Black Sea is maintained, and collaborative drills are staged.
