内容摘要：Europe has contributed around $157 billion, some $26 billion more than the U.S., although Washington slightly outpaces Europe when it comes to military aid, the Germany-based institute said.

Europe has contributed around $157 billion, some $26 billion more than the U.S., although Washington slightly outpaces Europe when it comes to military aid, the Germany-based institute said.

It’s a choice between “East or West,” she told The Associated Press in Bucharest. “It has divided my family, my relatives, my friends,” she said.Romania is gripped by a deep political crisis after a top court voided the previous election in which the far-right

topped the first round, following allegations of, which Moscow has denied.Deep societal divisions have been exposed during Romania’s chaotic election cycle, and Bejinariu said she fears that a Simion presidency would undermine Romania’s long-standing Western alliances. “I think it’s a big risk,” she said.

“It has to change, but I don’t know in what direction it will change,” she added. “I hope that our future will be good … it really gives me anxiety this election.”After coming fourth in last year’s canceled race, Simion, the 38-year-old leader of the Alliance for the Unity of Romanians, or AUR, backed Georgescu who was

in the redo. Simion then surged to frontrunner in the May 4 rerun after becoming the standard-bearer for the hard right.

Years of endemic corruption and growing anger toward Romania’sMore recently, Trump has offered mixed signals — social media posts that perhaps Russian President Vladimir Putin

— and a deal has yet to materialize.While the optics so far have been in the Kremlin’s favor, no proposals that were put forth have been cemented.

granting American access to Ukraine’s vast mineral resources that could enable continued military aid to the country under ongoing attacks from Russia.Zelenskyy said Thursday the deal was the first result of his “truly historic” meeting with Trump at the Vatican before the funeral of Pope Francis.