Diplomatic scandal. The Ukrainian ambassador had to apologize for Zelensky's words
The Romanian Foreign Ministry summoned the Ukrainian Ambassador in Bucharest, Alexander Bankov, and demanded an explanation from him regarding the speech of Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky on the Day of Unification of Ukraine.
Romania was outraged by Zelensky’s words that in 1919 it “occupied Northern Bukovina.” The ambassador was pointed out “the need for a correct understanding of history.”
The diplomat hastened to apologize and called the cause of the misunderstanding a mistranslation.
Bankov clarified that the head of state did not use the word “occupied” in relation to Bukovina, but said “occupied by the Romanians,” and therefore it is incorrect to consider this definition similar to occupation.
“I sincerely regret this unpleasant situation, but ultimately it is the result of incorrect translation and unfounded interpretations,” Bankov wrote on his Facebook page.
The indignation of the Romanian Foreign Ministry was quickly shared by the Moldovan unionist politician, former mayor of Chisinau Dorin Chirtoaca.
“According to Zelensky’s logic, Ukraine must return to Poland everything that was torn from Poland by the USSR as a result of the Molotov-Ribbentropp Pact. It is absurd when Zelensky, who is fighting Russian occupation in Crimea and Donbass, repeats the rhetoric of the Russian Federation on the topic of Bukovina and southern Bessarabia.
Zelensky’s statements contradict resolution number 148 of the US Senate, dated June 28, 1991, regarding the right to self-determination of Moldova and Northern Bukovina, the declaration of the Romanian Parliament of March 27, 2018, and the European Parliament resolution of September 19, 2019 on “ the importance of historical memory for the future of Europe,” Chirtoaca was quoted as saying by the Notepad Moldova website.
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