Oct 31, 2025
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The administration is downplaying Trump's order, but experts and analysts believe the gesture will make Putin feel stronger.
Romania between withdrawal and fears of US military deployment
The government is downplaying Trump's order, but experts and analysts believe the move will strengthen Putin
Romania, with a population of 19 months, has a border of 1950 months with Russia, which was involved in the EU and Nato war in Ukraine. The day before that, the kremlin can remove the conflict in the eastern part of Europe.With this concern, the authorities in Bucharest received the news last Wednesday, which was almost half of the government of Donald Trump.With about 1700 soldiers with about 1700 soldiers with about 1700 soldiers with about 1700 soldiers with about 1700 soldiers with about 1700 soldiers with about 1700 soldiers. The threat of Russia fell like a cold water hole in the country, a year ago, when kRomlin criticized the candidate of Winning.
Vladimir Eskrin invaded Ukraine in February 2022, and Ukrainian anti-aircraft defenses failed several times, giving birth to a large number of Ukrainian pieces that were shot down.
In addition, two Romanian fighter jets took off in mid-September to intercept a Russian drone that had entered their airspace, and the Romanian Intelligence Service (SRI) revealed on the 21st that it had foiled an act of sabotage in Bucharest believed to have been orchestrated by Russia.These are incidents that have fueled unrest among the population with strong anti-Russian sentiments.
At the same time, in the last year, Russia has stepped up its hybrid warfare activities in Romania, as well as in the rest of Europe.In an unprecedented decision, Romania's Constitutional Court decided to annul last December's presidential election, two days before the second round, finding alleged Kremlin interference in favor of an extremist and pro-Russian candidate who barely knew anyone a few months ago and who, against all odds, won the first round.The elections were eventually repeated in 2025 in May and the pro-European Nikusor Den won.
The current President of Romania, TeXar Dan, on Wednesday rejected the new announcement for the reduction of the USA's interest in Wikmendah Cardana and the State.DAN declared, "preventing threats again to Nato's Eastern Flanks alloms No big deal", after asking before going through the air.
Analysts don't see it so clearly.For Armand Goshu, a professor in the Faculty of Political Sciences at the University of Bucharest who specializes in the Soviet space, the withdrawal of the army, however small, is a cause for concern."It will promote Russian propaganda that Trump is going to share the world with Putin, as Stalin and Roosevelt did in Tehran and Yalta [during the Second World War]; so this withdrawal comes at an inappropriate time," the expert and former journalist points out.BBC in Moscow.
In addition, Gushue emphasizes that America's withdrawal proves that the US is not a reliable partner: "Security guarantees within NATO, as well as bilateral revenues from Washington, are no longer of great value."
The professor fears that "if a classic military attack were to occur, which is unlikely at the moment, Romania's allies would have difficulty fulfilling their obligations under Article 5," which states that an attack on one member state is an attack on all."The infrastructure of Romania is fragile, the highways are not accessible, in a few days combat vehicles or soldiers from bases in Germany or Italy; moreover, on wide stretches of railway tracks, people travel at 30 kilometers per hour, a lower speed than at the beginning of the 20th century," he explains.
The solution, in any case, involves great help to the European allies, according to GOşU."If the northern part of the Eastern Front is assembled around Poland and the Scandinavian countries with the continued involvement of Germany, then, otherwise, except for Spain, they have not prepared to increase the resistance of the troops," it claims.Of the 3,500 foreign soldiers in Romania, 1,100 are French, 300 Belgian and almost 240 Spanish, in addition to many others from the Netherlands, Luxembourg, Portugal or North Macedonia.
Goshu expressed his misunderstanding about the reduction of the US presence in Romania while the Pentagon maintains the number of its troops in Poland.For them, near the border of Romania and Bulgaria.
Trump's decision confirms the uneasy reality of Itefu workers And he admitted that the departure could be interpreted by Moscow as a sign of weakness
Washington's action also affects other countries in the region such as Hungary, Slovakia and Bulgaria to a lesser extent."In this part of the withdrawal, Romania is included in the group of Eastern European States that have somehow lost Russia," said Sabina Fati, an analyst and analyst of the Black Sea region.flag," he repeated with different flags
The journalist and author believes that the long-term wisdom of the US administration: I don't think that the West in Europe has provided different services to Russia," he said.
With almost ten years ago, Bucharest wanted the NATO fleet in the country's waters in an attempt to distilevents Russian, which caused the Romanian authorities, which caused the Romanian authorities, which caused the prince."Romania deserves to continue receiving support from the American: It is located on the edge where the story has always turned suddenly," fat pit.
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