Romania could set up reception centers, especially in major cities along its 650-kilometer border with Ukraine, and could accept half a million refugees from neighboring Ukraine if the crisis with Russia deepens, Defense Minister Vasile Danku said.
He said he did not expect many people to flee to Romania, but the EU member state is ready to accept more than 500,000 refugees.
“This is the number we are prepared for,” Danku told reporters.
Romania can set up reception centers, especially in major cities along its 650-kilometer border with Ukraine.
Bucharest also condemned Russia’s decision to unilaterally recognize the independence of the breakaway republics in Ukraine’s Donbass region, with President Klaus Johannes calling for a “strong response from the international community”.
Johannes added that he had talked with Polish counterpart Andrzej Duda and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen earlier Tuesday in support of sanctions that should be adopted “immediately” against Moscow.
