Romanian PM discusses regional security in phone calls with NATO chief, Ukrainian counterpart

02 September 2026 Romania’s interim prime minister Ilie Bolojan discussed regional security and the war in Ukraine in separate phone calls with NATO secretary general Mark Rutte and Ukrainian prime minister Sergii Koretskyi on Tuesday, September 1. The conversations also covered drone incursions, allied deployments in Romania, and potential joint Romanian-Ukrainian defence projects. During his discussion with Mark Rutte, Ilie Bolojan highlighted the need for NATO to “maintain its focus on the Eastern Flank and the Black Sea,” including by deploying allied capabilities in Romania. The call came amid an increase in drone incursions into Romania’s maritime area and airspace. Thus, Bolojan and Rutte also addressed the security of navigation in the Black Sea. The Romanian government said the di