Your weekly Romanian Dispatch newsletter is back after a hiatus of two months. I have been completely pre-occupied with reporting from Moldova (mostly for Dutch radio and print media) — before and after the start of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. The outpour of support for Ukraine, and especially Ukrainian refugees, has been astounding, including in Romania, as I have witnessed at the borders in late February and early March. Yet the main theme of this week was the fall (and rise?) of former president(s) and prime ministers — from Traian Băsescu and Florin Cîțu to Viorica Dăncilă.

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Romanian Dispatch #49 (April 2, 2022)