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[Interview] ‘We belong in Europe’: Moldovan president Maia Sandu on Russia, Ukraine and her country’s EU path
1 June 2026 by Ondřej Kundra
As Russian pressure, disinformation and war next door test her country’s nerves, Maia Sandu is gambling her presidency on a fast, risky push to anchor Moldova firmly inside the EU.
[Interview] Moldova races for EU membership by 2030: ‘We owe this chance to Ukrainians’, minister says
29 May 2026 by Elena Sánchez Nicolás
Moldova says the war in Ukraine has helped revive EU enlargement, giving Chișinău a historic chance to advance toward membership. Moldova’s EU minister says the country is on the right track for joining the bloc by 2030, despite unresolved tensions over Transnistria and the high financial costs of alignment.