There has been a 100-fold increase in Russian cyber-attacks on Romanian targets since the invasion began, according to one cyber-security expert. The government fears that Russian hostility could become more than just virtual
allies were practising repelling a simulated invasion last week is just 35km from Ukraine. On the far side of the border Ukrainian forces were attempting to foil a real one. “This is as realistic as we can get,” commented a baby-faced American soldier.. More than 500,000 Ukrainians have fled to Romania since February 24th, around half of them through neighbouring Moldova.
The government fears that Russian hostility could become more than just virtual. Russia’s seizure of Snake Island, a rocky islet in the Black Sea just 50km from Romania, was an inspiration to Ukrainiains thanks to its vastly outgunned defenders’ defiant retort to a Russian demand that they surrender . But in Romania it was cause for concern. The authorities fear it could be fortified and used as a base from which to harass Romanian ports and shipping in the Danube delta.
Russia may also seek to destabilise Moldova’s pro-European government or replace it with a pro-Russian alternative. That would upset many Romanians–and not simply because it would foster more instability on their doorstep. More than 640,000 Moldovans hold Romanian citizenship. Until 1940 Moldova was part of Romania. Many Romanians still entertain dreams of merging the two countries.
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