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PM Ciolacu says Russia conveyed "veiled threat" to Romania in connection to Patriot transfer to Ukraine

May 15, 2024

Prime minister Marcel Ciolacu, in an interview with Digi24, said that Romania's decision regarding the transfer of the Patriot anti-missile system to Ukraine annoyed Russia, which conveyed a "veiled threat," but stressed that this is certainly not likely to result in military retaliation.

"I saw Moscow's reaction (after president Klaus Iohannis was in the US and mentioned on the sidelines of the meeting that Romania might transfer the Patriot system to Ukraine). Let's...

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https://www.romania-insider.com/romania-pm-russia-patriot-transfer-ukraine-may-2024
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