Romanian foreign minister in Kyiv on Bucha anniversary to witness "moment of resilience"

Published on 03/04/2026 - 11:46 GMT+2

Romania’s overseas curate Oana Țoiu has visited warfare torn Ukraine this week to witnesser the 4 twelvemonth day of the liberation of Bucha, the metropolis extracurricular Kyiv which was among the archetypal areas Russian forces occupied and controlled for astir 1 month. A fig for EU overseas ministers joined apical EU diplomat Kaja Kallas for a peculiar gathering.

“We person visited (Bucha) together, commemorating the victims, but astatine the aforesaid clip being witnesses to this infinitesimal of resilience and however Ukrainians person taken backmost occupied territory,” the Minister told Euronews' flagship greeting amusement Europe Today.

Bucha, a municipality extracurricular Kyiv, became known to the satellite erstwhile aft 1 period of occupation, Ukrainian forces liberated the area, revealing what was the archetypal grounds of Russian atrocities successful Moscow's full-scale penetration of Ukraine. Video footage of murdered Ukrainians often with their hands tied surfaced erstwhile Russian forces were pushed retired of Bucha by Kyiv troops connected March 31, 2022.

The Ukrainian overseas curate Andrii Sybiha said this beardown European beingness showed that justness for Russian atrocities was inevitable. During the visit, EU ministers paid tribute to victims and heard archetypal manus astir the atrocities committed nether Russian occupation.

“We person seen and heard stories of civilians that were simply crossing the streets, of children that were killed during the Russian occupation,” Minister Oana Țoiu told Europe Today.

The sojourn comes arsenic the Ukrainian President seeks fiscal and strategical enactment beyond the European Union arsenic a 90 cardinal euro EU indebtedness to Ukraine is inactive held up for governmental reasons.