Germany's defense minister says Berlin and Bucharest hold common views about the future of Ukraine ahead of a meeting of NATO defense ministers later this month, AP reported. On a one-day visit to Bucharest, Ursula von der Leyen discussed security issues in the Black Sea region and concerns about the crisis in Ukraine with top Romanian officials. Ukraine borders Romania. She says there should be a peaceful solution to the conflict in Ukraine and that Ukraine itself should "decide what path it will follow." She says Germany and Romania share "major concerns connected to the effects of Kremlin policies regarding Ukraine." NATO defense ministers will meet in Brussels on June 24-25.