Nicușor Dan

Romania shoots down drone with F-16 after second airspace breach in a week

A drone was shot down in Romania, Romanian President Nicușor Dan said on X on July 25.

25 July, 01:33 PM

Constanta drone blast ultimately caused by Russia’s war, Romania’s Dan says

The naval drone that exploded June 5 in the Romanian port of Constanța was part of a Ukrainian operation against Russian forces, Romanian President Nicușor Dan said.

5 June, 10:09 PM

Zelenskyy meets leaders of Romania, Finland, Poland at Bucharest Nine summit

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met with the leaders of Romania, Finland, and Poland during the Bucharest Nine summit on May 13, he said in a Telegram post.

13 May, 10:56 PM

Romanian President Nicușor Dan pledges continued military support for Ukraine, no Patriot talks yet

Romanian President Nicușor Dan said the country will continue military support for Ukraine, though discussions on the Patriot air defense system have not yet taken place, Digi24 reported on July 25.

26 July 2025, 10:56 AM

Russia plans to capture Odesa, reach Romanian border — Zelenskyy

The Kremlin still hopes to seize Odesa and push to the Moldovan and Romanian borders, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on June 11.

11 June 2025, 09:41 PM

Romanian president plans first Ukraine visit to attend Odesa summit

Romanian President Nicușor Dan will visit Ukraine for the first time on Wednesday to attend the fourth Ukraine-Southeast Europe summit in Odesa, the Romanian President’s Office reported on June 11.

11 June 2025, 03:56 PM

Bucharest rules out troops in Ukraine, slams Trump’s Putin gambit

Romania will not send troops to Ukraine as a part of a possible peacekeeping mission, the country's newly elected President Nicușor Dan said in an interview with Politico published on May 21.

21 May 2025, 01:52 PM

The mathematician who beat the pro-Russian far right: Who is Nicușor Dan, Romania’s new president and staunch supporter of Ukraine

Nicușor Dan, a 55-year-old mathematician with a soft smile, civic activist, pro-European centrist, and mayor of Bucharest, has defied the odds and won Romania’s presidential election — a race many expected to be dominated by pro-Russian far-right candidate George Simion.

19 May 2025, 07:50 PM

Romania heads to runoff as far-right Simion challenges pro-EU Dan for presidency

Romania will hold its decisive presidential runoff on May 18, pitting far-right, pro-Russian candidate George Simion — who won the first round — against centrist Bucharest Mayor Nicușor Dan, a vocal supporter of aid to Ukraine, Reuters reported on May 18.

18 May 2025, 02:26 PM

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