Drago\u0219 Spr\u00eencean\u0103, one of the special envoys recently appointed by the Romanian government to the Trump administration, claimed that French President Emmanuel Macron wants the war in Ukraine to continue and that the American administration should \u201cignore a bit Romania\u2019s pro-Ukraine and pro-France messages,\u201d since Romania currently has an interim president \u201cwho won\u2019t matter in a month and a half.\u201d<\/p>\n
Spr\u00eencean\u0103, 45, expressed several positions regarding foreign affairs that are contradictory to the official stances expressed by the Romanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and interim president Ilie Bolojan. The latter two are the official institutions charged with the country\u2019s foreign affairs, while the government \u201cenvoys\u201d are a recent, and largely unofficial, innovation.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m not a fan of President Macron, and I believe 99% of Republicans in the US aren\u2019t either. That doesn\u2019t mean Mr. Macron represents the European Union. I believe the values of the EU are completely different from what Mr. Macron is currently trying to do. The United States very much wants to stop the war in Ukraine. Mr. Macron wants the continuation of this war in Ukraine,\u201d Spr\u00eencean\u0103 said in an interview for Digi24<\/a>.<\/p>\n In reality, France and other EU countries offered support to Ukraine in the form of funds and military equipment to counter the Russian invasion. They also called for peace negotiations that are fair to Ukraine, unlike the Trump administration, which has negotiated with Russia directly.<\/p>\n \u201cAs long as Romania aligns itself with these directions, let\u2019s say, through certain declarations of some individuals, the United States won\u2019t be thrilled. We all want 2,000 people in Ukraine to stop dying every week. Romania should want the same thing. We all want the war to end, to bring back economic prosperity at a European, global, and American level. Romania should want the same thing. As long as the war continues, Romania will not be doing well economically,\u201d Spr\u00eencean\u0103 continued.<\/p>\n The government-appointed envoy also claimed to have the backing of prime minister Marcel Ciolacu several times, but also contradicted himself repeatedly.\u00a0<\/p>\n Nevertheless, the businessman maintained that \u201cwe have to wait until we have a new president. We need to wait for a stable administration in Romania and then resume bilateral communication, economic, political, and strategic ties after these elections. That is the smartest message and the one that helps Romania the most, in my opinion. And that\u2019s exactly what the United States is doing now, if you notice,\u201d the businessman continued.<\/p>\n The Romanian government has struggled in recent months to establish communication with the Trump administration, especially after the annulment of the presidential elections<\/a>. Last week, prime minister Ciolacu said that while Romania does not have laws for lobbying, he asked Drago\u0219 Spr\u00eencean\u0103 to convey to those close to Trump \u201cthe truth about Romania.\u201d His appointment can also be seen as a snub to foreign minister Emil Hurezeanu, whom Ciolacu has criticized repeatedly.<\/p>\n Moreover, by appointing\u00a0Spr\u00eencean\u0103, the prime minister “usurped the president’s duties,” according to former president Traian\u00a0B\u0103sescu. “High-level relations with other states are handled by the president of the country and ambassadors are representatives of the president, not the prime minister. The fact that he publicly announced that he nominated some emissaries for\u2026 it\u2019s not very clear for what, but he nominated them, simply puts Romania in an embarrassing situation,\u201d Traian B\u0103sescu further stated,” cited by Digi24<\/a>.<\/p>\n Spr\u00eencean\u0103 is from Constan\u021ba, where he graduated from the Faculty of Financial and Accounting Management. He emigrated to the United States in 2002, and his first job was as a security guard at a resort, and now works in the transportation industry.\u00a0<\/p>\n On his X profile, the businessman expresses clear anti-European and anti-Ukraine views. He reposted several pieces of news about the Tate brothers’ visit to the U.S., as well as segments from C\u0103lin Georgescu\u2019s speeches. \u201cI couldn\u2019t agree more. 100% true,\u201d Spr\u00eencean\u0103 wrote in a post<\/a> on January 31, where Georgescu claims that Zelensky is “a semi-dictator who has put his personal interests ahead of Ukraine\u2019s.”<\/p>\n