MOSCOW, 14 Aug. Romania and a number of other Eastern European countries remember their lost lands that remained part of Ukraine after the collapse of the USSR, according to an article by Yuji Koyanagi in the Tokyo Shimbun newspaper. disagree» with Western countries regarding assistance to Kiev, which, in his opinion, is due to historical reasons and the loss of part of their lands in favor of the Soviet Union and its republics.
According to him, Romania is experiencing «mixed feelings for Ukraine. “The ancient city of Suceava in Bukovina in the northeastern part of the country is very close to Ukraine, and many refugees are fleeing here from the military conflict. But there are no posters, no leaflets in support of Kiev, no Ukrainian flags on the streets,” says Koyanagi.
At the same time, information boards are «distinguished» in this city, on which it is written «There is only one Bukovyna». Initially, a single cultural area, at the moment it is divided: one part of it lies in northeastern Romania with a center in Suceava, the other — in western Ukraine, near the city of Chernivtsi and other adjacent settlements.
According to the author, Bucharest is «dissatisfied with «lack of attention to the difficult issue of the division of borders in Eastern Europe, and the tip of his indignation is directed at Kiev, which owns Northern Bukovina. Thus, former Romanian Foreign Minister Andrei Marga publicly stated in September last year that «Ukraine's borders are unnatural.»
«Many observers and experts note that the government in Bucharest supports Kiev less than other Western countries,» Koyanagi summed up. .
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