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troops had crossed Romanian frontiers and clashed with Romanian forces along the
frontier near where Romanians were mining the Danube at Galatz.
Coding changes: Start Date changed from January 8, 1941. End Date changed from
January 8, 1941. Fatalities changed from None.
MID#1718
Dispute Number: 1718
Date(s): August 2, 1971 to August 8, 1971
Participants: 310 Hungary, 315 Czechoslovakia, 365 Russia/360 Romania
Outcome (and Settlement): Yield by side B (None)
Fatalities: None
Narrative: Romania began strengthening ties with China, whose relations with the
Soviet Union had soured. Romania had even helped to arrange President Nixon’s
proposed visit to China. The Soviet Union responded by staging military maneuvers
with Hungarian and Czech forces along Romania’s border with Hungary. Neverthe-
less, Romania reaffirmed its commitment to an independent foreign policy, and the
two states were able to reaffirm their relationship the following month.
Coding changes: Outcome changed from Yield by side B. Settlement changed from
Unclear.
360 Romania/369 Ukraine
MID#4108
Dispute Number: 4108
Date(s): March 26, 1997
Participants: 369 Ukraine/360 Romania
Outcome (and Settlement): Unclear (None)
Fatalities: None
Narrative: A detachment of Romanian ships began to move down the Danube,
toward the Romanian-Ukraine border. In response, Ukrainian marines were put on
alert, and two ships were put to sea, one wartime and one reconnaissance. The Roma-
nians quickly responded that “the movement of the warships was taking place in
accordance with the transfer of a number of Danube Flotilla ships to the border troops
(based in Sulina).”
360 Romania/640 Turkey
MID#257
Started in July 1914. See the narrative in the 300 Austria-Hungary/345 Yugoslavia
dyad dispute list.