In an interview this week, Romanian presidential candidate Calin Georgescu said Ukraine is a “fictional state,” prompting diplomats in Kyiv to accuse him of regurgitating Russian propaganda narratives.

Călin Georgescu, a far-right pro-Russian Romanian politician, has called Ukraine a fictitious state and said that its division between neighbouring states is inevitable. Source: Georgescu in a discussion with journalist Ion Cristoiu,

Romania’s largest opposition party threw its support behind the poll-leading pro-Russian politician whose shock victory in last year’s presidential election prompted authorities to invalidate the result.

Far-right Romanian politician Calin Georgescu called Ukraine a "fictional" state and claimed that the eventual partition of its territories is "inevitable" in an interview published on Jan. 29. "On 100% it will happen,