Romanian Defense Minister Vasile Dincu, who said that negotiations with Russia were the only way to achieve peace in Ukraine, resigned..

In his statement, he explained this step by "

“This decision was necessary so as not to harm decision-making processes and programs that require fluidity throughout the chain of command, and also not to block a series of projects absolutely necessary for optimal functioning,” the ex-official said in a statement..

This morning, I submitted my resignation as Minister of #NationalDefence to the Prime Minister of Romania, @NicolaeCiuca. The reason for my decision is the impossibility of working with the President of Romania, the Commander-in-Chief of the Romanian Army. pic. twitter. com/AbX8O72YrJ.

— Vasile Dincu (@VasileDincu) October 24, 2022.

In early October, Dinku said on the air of one of the TV channels that he had stated that the only way to achieve peace in Ukraine was negotiations with Russia on the part of the NATO countries and the United States. He called “ideal” even the freezing of the conflict.

This statement drew criticism from President Klaus Iogannis and leaders of the ruling ruling coalition.. He later said his comments were taken out of context..

Iohannis said that the Ukrainians paid with their blood for the war, and only they can decide what and when to negotiate: this is the position of Romania and the EU.

Last week, Romania allocated $400,000 to Ukraine to strengthen defense.

It was recently reported that amid the rapidly rising tension between Miss Russia and NATO, the US deployed to Romania, which shares a border with Ukraine, one of its elite US airborne assault divisions and some heavy equipment for the first time in 80 years..