Andreea Pora is a freelance correspondent for RFE/RL's Romanian Service.
Pundits say the last-minute cancellation of a planned speech by the visiting Ukrainian president hints at weak leadership in Bucharest, sends all the wrong signals at a terrible time, and could be a sign of EU-wide Ukraine fatigue.
Anastasia Konovalova fled Ukraine shortly after Russia launched its full-scale attack last year, ending up in Romania, which has recently tightened its rules for distributing aid to refugees. Instead of criticizing the move, Konovalova urges her compatriots to follow her lead and return home.
Romanian Prime Minister Nicolae Ciuca, in office for around two months, has been accused of plagiarizing about a third of his doctoral thesis. Whether true or not, the charges have prompted questions and self-examination across Romania about why cheating is so common in schools and universities.
