From Spheres of Influence to Energy Wars: Russian Influence in Post-Communist Romania

Theodor Tudoroiu
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Since the fall of communism and its replacement with a pro-Moscow neo-communist regime in December 1989 the question of Russian influence has been a sensitive matter for most Romanians. Accession to NATO (2004) and the European Union (2007) seemed to distance Romania from the Russian sphere of influence. However, the bitter dispute between President Traian Băsescu and Prime Minister Călin Popescu-Tăriceanu that led to the breakdown in 2007 of Romania's ruling coalition is in part a direct consequence of Russia's new energy-based offensive in Europe. The importance of individual politicians' choices in determining foreign policy remains a key factor in Romania's relations with Russia and with the West, and the Kremlin's new approach likewise has an important impact.
从势力范围到能源战争:俄罗斯对后共产主义罗马尼亚的影响
自1989年12月共产主义垮台并被亲莫斯科的新共产主义政权取代以来,俄罗斯的影响问题对大多数罗马尼亚人来说一直是一个敏感的问题。2004年加入北约(NATO)和2007年加入欧盟(European Union)似乎使罗马尼亚与俄罗斯的势力范围拉开了距离。然而,导致2007年罗马尼亚执政联盟解体的总统布尔切斯库和总理波波斯库-特里切亚努之间的激烈争执,在一定程度上是俄罗斯在欧洲发起以能源为基础的新攻势的直接后果。政治家个人在决定外交政策方面的选择的重要性,仍然是罗马尼亚与俄罗斯和西方关系的关键因素,克里姆林宫的新做法同样具有重要影响。
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