Romanian Defense Chief Quits After Controversial Ukraine Remarks

Romanian Defense Minister Vasile Dincu resigned after making public statements implying that Ukraine may have to cede territory to Russia as part of potential talks aimed at ending the war.

The comments drew a rebuke from Romania’s president, Klaus Iohannis, who said only the government in Kyiv can decide with whom to negotiate. Dincu, who had raised the prospect Russia-Ukraine talks overseen by the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, cited the “impossibility” of working with the head of state in a resignation letter on Monday.