The Russian Federation, who invaded the latter, publicly spoke against Western military support for Ukraine, stating that it would result in "lightning-fast retaliatory strikes".
[2] Prime Minister Ciucă justified the absence of Cîțu around the fact that there were two state visits separately planned, under condition by the safety measures imposed in Kyiv due to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.
[6] On 29 April 2022, at 04:05 EEST, the websites of the Ministry of National Defence (MApN), the Romanian Border Police, the Government of Romania and of CFR Călători were taken down by a DDoS attack.
The government stated that IT specialists at the structures at governmental level are collaborating with experts from specialized institutions to restore access and identify the causes.
[8] The pro-Kremlin hacking group Killnet claimed the attacks through Telegram, stating that "the president of the Romanian Senate, Marcel Ciolacu issued a statement promising the Ukrainian authorities "maximum assistance" in supplying lethal weapons to Kyiv".
[7][10] At 19:30 EEST, another DDoS attack was launched, this time on the website of the Ciolacu-led Social Democratic Party (PSD), taking it down in a similar manner.
[10] In retaliation, Romania's National Cybersecurity Directorate (DNSC) published a list of 266 IP addresses involved in the 29 April DDoS attacks to its official website.