{"id":5901,"date":"2025-07-15T09:00:38","date_gmt":"2025-07-15T09:00:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/?p=5901"},"modified":"2025-07-15T09:00:38","modified_gmt":"2025-07-15T09:00:38","slug":"romanian-defense-minister-salutes-us-decision-to-continue-supplying-weapons-to-ukraine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/?p=5901","title":{"rendered":"Romanian defense minister salutes US decision to continue supplying weapons to Ukraine"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Romanian defense minister <strong>Ionu\u021b Mo\u0219teanu<\/strong> welcomed US president Donald Trump\u2019s decision to continue supporting Ukraine with modern weaponry, including Patriot systems, on Monday, July 14.<\/p>\n<p>The minister noted that the announcement made by president Trump and NATO secretary general Mark Rutte regarding the delivery of weapons to Ukraine is a strong signal to the Kremlin.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cUkraine is also fighting for Romania\u2019s borders, for Europe\u2019s security. The attack in Chernivtsi (Cern\u0103u\u021bi), in the city where thousands of ethnic Romanians live, was yet another proof that Russia is not seeking peace, but terror,\u201d Mo\u0219teanu said on his X page.<\/p>\n<p>The Romanian official added that \u201cif Putin does not stop the aggression, harsh economic sanctions will follow. We support this direction. Only a free Ukraine guarantees a safe Romania. Romania, through the Bolojan government, is committed to increasing the defense budget and continuing reforms for the modernization of the army.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>On Monday, July 14, during a meeting with NATO secretary general Mark Rutte, Trump stated that Washington and the European Union had reached an agreement regarding the supply of weapons to Ukraine, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/business\/aerospace-defense\/trump-announces-weapons-ukraine-warns-russia-2025-07-14\/\">Reuters<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Trump told reporters he had become deeply frustrated with Russian president Vladimir Putin, as he continues to bomb Ukrainian cities. He said the &#8220;top of the line&#8221; equipment, including Patriot missile systems and batteries, would be arriving in Ukraine very soon.<\/p>\n<p>He also threatened Russia with 100% tariffs on trade if a ceasefire is not reached within 50 days. There is, however, very little trade between the US and Russia.<\/p>\n<p>In reply, Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky thanked the US leader. \u201cI am grateful to president Trump for his willingness to support the protection of our people\u2019s lives,\u201d Zelensky said in his video address.<\/p>\n<p><em><a href=\"mailto:radu@romania-insider.com\">radu@romania-insider.com<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>(Photo source: Inquam Photos | George Calin)<\/em><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Romanian defense minister Ionu\u021b Mo\u0219teanu welcomed US president Donald Trump\u2019s decision to continue supporting Ukraine with modern weaponry, including Patriot systems, on Monday, July 14. The minister noted that the announcement made by president Trump and NATO secretary general Mark Rutte regarding the delivery of weapons to Ukraine is a strong signal to the Kremlin.\u00a0 [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5901","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5901","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=5901"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5901\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=5901"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=5901"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=5901"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}