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The leader of the Force of the Right party, former Liberal Prime Minister Ludovic Orban, believes that one of Russia's goals is to destroy European unity and Euro-Atlantic cohesion, and Vladimir Putin's plan is broader than a conquest of Ukraine, Agerpres reports.
"If the Russians conquer Ukraine, Romania will be Russia's neighbour. If the Russians conquer Ukraine, they will certainly continue their attacks. Not to mention that even the countries that do have a certain amount of independence from Russia, such as Georgia, Azerbaijan, the Republic of Moldova, will come under intense threat. Then, given that we are talking about the rebuilding of the USSR, let's not forget that the Baltic states were part of the USSR. There are very important Russian minorities, with a strong capacity to create challenges that create contexts. My opinion is that Putin, in his mind, I don't think conquering Ukraine will be enough for him. My opinion is that he has a bigger plan," the former prime minister added.
Ludovic Orban stressed that it is an "accomplishment" that Romania is a member of NATO and a member of the European Union, and that he doesn't believe that "Putin can be so crazy as to commit an aggression against a NATO country, because that would give rise to a world conflagration, in which, obviously, Russia has no chance of withstanding, even if, perhaps, in the first phase, they will sustain such a war, but in the medium and long term they are doomed.
He opined that Romania must continue its military endowment and make all the diplomatic effort to strengthen NATO's presence on the eastern flank, but that there must be "maximum sanctions, that is, no limit to these sanctions imposed against Russia".
