Maia Sandu: “We hope the EU will not give Putin veto power over Moldova’s EU accession process”
Radio Moldova,
13 January 2026 16:30
Shortly after taking office as president and after the Action and Solidarity Party won the 2021 parliamentary elections, Maia Sandu sent Moscow a message of openness, stating that the Republic of Moldova sought “normal, decent relations based on mutual respect” with the Russian Federation. Russia responded differently. An energy crisis erupted in the autumn of 2021, followed by economic pressure and growing tensions around the Transnistrian issue and Moldova’s European path.
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