The presidents of 11 East European NATO members, including Romania, condemned on Tuesday the recent Russian bombings of some Ukrainian cities, calling them “war crimes”, AFP and Reuters report. In a declaration released by the Polish presidency, the leaders of the 11 countries – the members of the ‘Bucharest 9’ format (Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Romania, Slovakia and Hungary) plus Montenegro and North Macedonia – denounce Russia’s nuclear threats. At least 19 people died and 105 were injured in Monday’s Russian bombing of several Ukrainian cities, according to the Ukrainian emergency services.
