RE: The Trump effect: Romanian president steps down
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Georgescu has been savagely attacked for talking about us taking our lands back. Personally, I don't see it happening. Not that I'm against it. I don't know, it just seems too wild an idea. Also, I'm not sure opening that particular can of worms is a good idea. Not in Europe. Once we go that road, any country can lay claim to whatever territory they once had. Hungary, for instance, has its eyes on the Western part of Romania, which only became part of our country in 1918. There are counties with mainly Hungarian population, where they speak Hungarian, not to mention the very close political ties with Orban's Fidesz. If Hungary gets its part of Ukraine, who's to say they won't lay claim to Transylvania? It is a problem we here are very much aware. (Incidentally, Iohannis was accused in the past of being part of a plan to dismember Romania).
Also, I don't see Russia agreeing to that. Again, once we get our lands back from Ukraine we could reunite with the Republic of Moldova, also our former territory. We are the same people and speak the same language, but reunification was never on the table after 1989, because Russia wouldn't have it.
However, we live in such strange times that anything is possible.
Negotiations sort things, eventually. I expect Russia has overriding interests that put Moldova in play. But, what do I know? I don't think there's a place for the Ukraine anymore, and parting it out pays the pot the players play for - and the pot doesn't get to choose who wins it. Zelensky played his cards back in 2014, IMHO, just like Von der Leyen did last year. Trump hasn't even sat down to the table yet. All the wild cards are in the hands of the players that have to play their hands before we see where they're at and the pot gets divvied out, but betting on war means that everyone loses.
What I do see is that geopolitics gives Romania a winning hand.
Edit: Orban needs Romania. He can't be isolated or he'll get crushed by Von der Leyen.
Over here we're not sure about Orban's plans and I've heard people worrying he's on better terms with Donald Trump than we are at the moment.
I suppose a pro-sovereignty President can improve the situation. Hope you don't have long to wait to get one.