The Latest Breaking News from Romania

India evacuates 470 students from Ukraine

First batch of Indian students leave Chernivtsi in a bus for Ukraine-Romania border.

The Hindu · Feb 25, 2022

Dogs that 'went through hell together' in kill shelter looking for joint home

Eight-year-old Daisy and five-year-old Dolly formed a 'special and strong bond' after surviving a kill shelter in Romania together, and are currently being fostered by Sandra Lunn, 59, in York, until they find a joint home

Daily Mirror · Feb 25, 2022

Street battles break out in Kyiv

Russian forces closed in on Ukraine’s capital and its embattled leadership on Friday as President Vladimir Putin shrugged off a barrage of sanctions imposed by the US and Europe and pressed deeper with his invasion.

Bangkok Post · Feb 25, 2022

UK politics live: Boris Johnson imposes sanctions against Putin and Lavrov – as it happened

Latest updates: PM also urges leaders to take ‘immediate action’ to ban Russia from Swift payment system; sending Nato forces to Ukraine would risk leading to ‘existential’ threat, says minister

The Guardian - UK · Feb 25, 2022

Ukraine evacuations: India working with Romania; 2 Air India flights may leave for Bucharest today

NEW DELHI: Two Air India flights will leave for Bucharest -- one from Delhi and the other from Mumbai -- on Friday evening to fly back Indians who have managed to reach the Ukraine-Romania border.

The Times of India · Feb 25, 2022

France 'Accelerating' Troop Deployment to Romania

France was speeding up its deployment of troops to bolster NATO's eastern flank in Romania after Russia's invasion of Ukraine, French President Emmanuel Macron said Friday. Talking after an emergency summit with European Union leaders, Macron said he was "accelerating" the dispatch of forces. It is part of a broader…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Feb 25, 2022

NATO leaves Black Sea exposed as Russia invades Ukraine

When Russia attacked Ukraine, the nearest naval vessel of a major NATO ally was in the Mediterranean. The last such ship from a major naval member of the Western military alliance left the Black Sea – an area roughly the size of California bordering Russia, Ukraine and NATO members Turkey,…

Reuters · Feb 24, 2022

Some 100,000 Ukrainians have left their homes, as several thousand flee abroad -U.N. estimates

Several thousand Ukrainians have crossed into neighbouring countries, mainly Moldova and Romania, while an estimated 100,000 have fled their homes and are uprooted in the country after Russia's invasion, the U.N. refugee agency said on Thursday.

Reuters · Feb 24, 2022

Ukraine: Russia targets control of the Black Sea to further threaten the west

Black Sea has suddenly emerged as a major frontline and potential flashpoint between Russia and Nato

The Independent UK · Feb 24, 2022

'We've saved 5,000 cats and dogs so far, now we need your help to continue'

The Sava family has rescued 5,000 abandoned and injured animals in Romania over the last 10 years - now they're on a mission to help communities who cannot afford to keep their pets after the pandemic

Daily Mirror · Feb 24, 2022