{"id":6284,"date":"2025-08-12T06:01:40","date_gmt":"2025-08-12T06:01:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/?p=6284"},"modified":"2025-08-12T06:01:40","modified_gmt":"2025-08-12T06:01:40","slug":"romanian-foreign-minister-backs-us-led-peace-efforts-stresses-nothing-about-ukraine-without-ukraine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/?p=6284","title":{"rendered":"Romanian foreign minister backs US-led peace efforts, stresses \u2018nothing about Ukraine without Ukraine\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Romania\u2019s foreign minister <strong>Oana \u021aoiu<\/strong> reaffirmed Bucharest\u2019s support for Ukraine\u2019s sovereignty during a meeting of EU foreign ministers on Monday, August 11, following her recent visit to Kyiv. In a post on social media, she said Ukraine\u2019s leaders and people remain committed to peace, a goal Romania shares both as a neighbor and an EU member state.<\/p>\n<p>The Romanian official welcomed the efforts of the United States and the initiative of president Donald Trump to secure \u201ca just and lasting peace,\u201d noting that Washington\u2019s leverage should continue to be used in negotiations.<\/p>\n<p>Moreover, \u021aoiu stressed that any settlement must be based on full respect for Ukraine\u2019s independence and territorial integrity, with Kyiv directly involved in talks.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNothing about Ukraine without Ukraine,\u201d she said, adding that a real and enduring peace must reflect the will of its citizens.<\/p>\n<p>The Romanian minister also underlined the need for strong security guarantees to prevent renewed aggression, complementing deterrence and defense measures on NATO\u2019s Eastern Flank and including specific provisions for the Black Sea region.<\/p>\n<p>FAC: On Russian Aggression Against Ukraine<\/p>\n<p>My recent visit to Kyiv has once again confirmed that Ukraine\ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\udde6, its leaders, and its people are committed to peace.<\/p>\n<p>Romania shares this goal as both a neighbor and a EU member\ud83c\uddea\ud83c\uddfa, and I reiterated this today in the FAC meeting.<\/p>\n<p>The\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/K7N0pMyD8o\">pic.twitter.com\/K7N0pMyD8o<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Toiu Oana (@oana_toiu) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/oana_toiu\/status\/1954949589867344251?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 11, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<p>In an interview with local news channel <a href=\"https:\/\/www.digi24.ro\/stiri\/actualitate\/oana-toiu-despre-intalnirea-trump-putin-ne-dorim-o-negociere-de-pace-despre-ucraina-cu-ucraina-participanta-la-aceste-discutii-3367483\" target=\"_blank\">Digi24<\/a>, minister Oana \u021aoiu said that European Union leaders want peace negotiations on Ukraine to take place with \u201cUkraine at the negotiating table\u201d and hope that Donald Trump\u2019s \u201cextraordinary influence\u201d will persuade Vladimir Putin to agree to a ceasefire during the talks.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere are several discussion formats and bilateral meetings with president Zelensky. At the end of the week, there will also be a meeting in the Coalition of the Willing format, in which we are also participating through president Nicu\u0219or Dan,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.eu\/article\/germany-merz-emergency-virtual-summit-call-us-eu-leaders-trump-putin-meeting\/\" target=\"_blank\">Politico.eu<\/a>, Donald Trump is to join European leaders, including Volodymyr Zelensky, for a virtual summit on Wednesday, ahead of the planned meeting with Russian president Vladimir Putin on Friday, August 15.<\/p>\n<p>irina.marica@romania-insider.com<\/p>\n<p>(Photo source: Inquam Photos\/Octav Ganea)<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Romania\u2019s foreign minister Oana \u021aoiu reaffirmed Bucharest\u2019s support for Ukraine\u2019s sovereignty during a meeting of EU foreign ministers on Monday, August 11, following her recent visit to Kyiv. In a post on social media, she said Ukraine\u2019s leaders and people remain committed to peace, a goal Romania shares both as a neighbor and an EU [&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-6284","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6284","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=6284"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6284\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=6284"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=6284"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=6284"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}