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DISINFO: Romania no longer wants to be in NATO
DISINFORMATION CASE DETAILS
  • Outlet: mejdurecie.md ( archived) *
  • Date of publication: March 26, 2023
  • Article language(s): Russian
  • Countries / regions discussed: Romania
Tags:
NATO War in Ukraine

DISINFO: Romania no longer wants to be in NATO

SUMMARY

Romania no longer wants to be in NATO. It does not want the “defensive” alliance to drag Romania into an aggressive war, which NATO is waging in Ukraine.

RESPONSE

Recurring anti-NATO rhetoric mixed with the pro-Kremlin narrative claiming that the war in Ukraine is instigated by NATO, aiming to elicit fear that NATO will involve Romania in the war against Russia.

No evidence is given. On the contrary, a very recent opinion survey showed that 80% of Romanians don’t want Romania to exit from NATO. Romania joined NATO in March 2004.

See here a similar case claiming that Romania is concentrating air defense systems to Moldova’s border and here a case accusing the West by pushing Romania ”to take-over of Moldova to distract Russia”.

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