Romanian PM discusses regional security in phone calls with NATO chief, Ukrainian counterpart

Romania’s interim prime minister Ilie Bolojan discussed regional security and the war in Ukraine in separate phone calls with NATO secretary general Mark Rutte and Ukrainian prime minister Sergii Koretskyi on Tuesday, September 1. The conversations also covered drone incursions, allied deployments in Romania, and potential joint Romanian-Ukrainian defence projects.

During his discussion with Mark Rutte, Ilie Bolojan highlighted the need for NATO to “maintain its focus on the Eastern Flank and the Black Sea,” including by deploying allied capabilities in Romania.