Romania Calls for Permanent German Troop Presence on NATO Flank
Romania’s Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu, left, and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz during a joint press conference in Berlin, on July 4.
Photographer: Tobias Schwartz/AFP/Getty Images
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Romania’s prime minister called on German Chancellor Olaf Scholz to decide “as soon as possible” on potentially sending permanent troops to the Black Sea state to strengthen NATO’s eastern flank.
In a joint press conference with Scholz in Berlin, Premier Marcel Ciolacu said he hopes he’ll see German troops permanently stationed in Romania, which borders Ukraine, in the near future.