Romanians also joined the chain of rallies around the world against Russian invasion of Ukraine this past weekend. Agerpres’s Cristian Nistor captured the mood of a protest in front of the Russian embassy in Bucharest.
Romania will continue to take good care of every Ukrainian citizen arriving in the country, President Klaus Iohannis said Tuesday during a talk with his Ukraine counterpart Volodymyr Zelenskyy, reports Euractiv. The two heads of state discussed the “critical situation” in Ukraine after the Russian invasion began five weeks ago. Since the start of the invasion on the morning of February 24, until midnight March 30, 587,478 Ukrainian citizens have entered Romania, according to border authorities, Agerpres reported.
Many Ukrainian refugees will have problems covering living expenses in their host countries as the Ukrainian currency, the hryvnia, can no longer be exchanged into euros or local currencies, except in Moldova and Romania, reports Balkan Insight.
As part of his global video-tour, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, intends to address the Romanian Parliament next week, announced PNL leader and Senate President Florin Cîțu.
Important talk w/ the Prime minister of 🇺🇦, @Denys_Shmyhal: President @ZelenskyyUa will give a speech to the 🇷🇴 Parliament.
— florin citu (@florincitu) March 30, 2022
As President of the 🇷🇴 Senate, I will arrange for this to happen next week.
🇺🇦 has my full support.
Thank you, Denys! 🙌🏻#StandwithUkraine
