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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

Romanian presidential candidate vows no more aid to Ukraine, demands payback for Patriot

George Simion, the far-right frontrunner in Romania’s presidential race, claimed that he will demand compensation from Ukraine for the Patriot air defense system and other assistance, local outlet Digi24 wrote on May 8.

9 May 2025, 09:00 AM

Romanian PM resigns after first round of presidential elections

Romania’s Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu resigned after his governing coalition’s candidate lost in the first presidential election round on May 4, Romanian news outlet Digi24 reported on May 5.

5 May 2025, 11:41 PM

Donald Trump Jr. to visit Romania before presidential vote

Donald Trump Jr., eldest son of U.S. President Donald Trump, will arrive in the Romanian capital of Bucharest on April 28, just one week before the country’s presidential election first round, as part of an Eastern European tour, G4Media.ro reported, citing sources.

8 April 2025, 02:09 PM

Romanian presidential candidate calls for ban on Ukrainian grain shipments

Former Romanian prime minister Victor Ponta wants to end the transit of Ukrainian agricultural produce through Romania’s Black Sea ports to “protect local farmers,” Ponta said on April 7.

7 April 2025, 08:34 PM

Kremlin focused on replacing Zelenskyy via pressure from US — report

As Russia’s offensive slows and Kyiv refuses to make territorial concessions, Moscow is shifting its focus to changing Ukraine’s leadership, according to sources cited by independent Russian newspaper Moscow Times on March 31.

1 April 2025, 02:03 AM

Hungary blocks EU statement condemning Belarus’ sham ‘election’

Hungarian representatives blocked a joint EU statement denouncing the illegitimacy of Belarus’s presidential “election,” Radio Liberty reported on Jan. 26, citing informed sources in Brussels.

27 January 2025, 01:55 PM

Polish minister: Stop calling Lukashenko ‘Europe’s last dictator’—Putin’s crimes overshadow his

Polish Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski has called on the media to stop referring to Belarus’ self-proclaimed president, Alexander Lukashenko, as “Europe’s last dictator.”

26 January 2025, 05:15 PM

Belarus elections: Lukashenko dismisses West, claims to vote ‘for everyone’

Belarusian dictator Alexander Lukashenko voted in the so-called presidential elections held on Jan. 26, according to state news agency Belta.

26 January 2025, 03:39 PM

Belarus holds election as Ukraine and EU reject legitimacy of results

Belarus is holding a so-called presidential election on Jan. 26, with 5,325 polling stations open for voting from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. local time, according to BelTA.

26 January 2025, 10:20 AM

Poland warns of Russian attempts to recruit citizens for election destabilization

Russian intelligence services are trying to recruit Polish citizens to destabilize the country before the upcoming elections, Poland's Digitalization Minister Krzysztof Gawkowski said during an interview on RMF FM on Jan. 18.

19 January 2025, 02:08 PM

Belarusian military training to quell potential election protests

Belarus is preparing its military to suppress potential protests ahead of the presidential elections scheduled for Jan. 26, according to a report on Telegram by the monitoring OSINT project Belarusian Hajun on Jan. 14.

14 January 2025, 04:35 PM

Current focus should be on winning war, not election campaigns – Zelenskyy

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy commented on the potential participation of prominent figures in the upcoming presidential elections during an interview with American podcaster Lex Fridman, published on YouTube on Jan. 5.

6 January 2025, 12:10 PM

Romanian court debates presidential election rerun

The Romanian Supreme Court could decide to annul the results of the first round of the presidential election held on Nov. 24, as authorities have found evidence of interference in the campaign by hostile actors, Reuters reported on Nov. 29, citing a senior election official.

29 November 2024, 02:18 PM

Biden to attend Trump’s inauguration in January

President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden are set to attend the January inauguration of President-elect Donald Trump, White House press secretary Andrew Bates said, Reuters reported on Nov. 25.

26 November 2024, 08:39 AM

Romania investigates presidential candidate for ties with Russian intelligence

Romania's Foreign Intelligence Service is requesting Ukraine and Moldova to declassify documents related to presidential candidate George Simion, seeking evidence of Simion's alleged meetings with Russian intelligence officers.

14 November 2024, 11:42 PM

Ukraine may hold presidential elections on May 25, 2025

The presidential elections in Ukraine could be held as early as May 25, 2025, though the President's Office denies preparations for the vote, according to The Economist on Nov. 13.

13 November 2024, 01:55 PM

Romania probes Russian efforts to sway presidential vote

Russia is trying to influence the upcoming Romanian presidential elections through proxies, intermediaries linked to Moscow or Russian-funded organizations, possibly even the candidates, Digi24 reported on Nov. 11, citing sources.

12 November 2024, 01:25 PM

Trump open to talks with Putin

President-elect Donald Trump is yet to communicate with Russian dictator Vladimir Putin but is open to talks with him in the future, Trump said on Nov. 7.

7 November 2024, 11:47 PM

Zelenskyy praises Trump’s victory, discusses cooperation in ‘wonderful’ call

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy had a “wonderful” phone conversation with Donald Trump, he wrote on Telegram shortly after midnight on Nov. 7.

7 November 2024, 08:04 AM

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