Leaders from France, Germany and Poland are headed to Moldova Wednesday on the eve of the campaign for next month’s high-stakes parliamentary election. Moldova’s pro-EU President Maia Sandu described the European leaders’ visit as a “show of support” for the former Soviet republic in the face of what the government has denounced as Russian interference.

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    Not sure what this is meant to accomplish, as I doubt its actual mission is “a show of support”. In fact, there is a risk the visit might inflame anti-EU sentiment, much like the public talk between Macron and Romania’s Dan inflamed all the russian trolls before presidentials. On the other hand you shouldn’t avoid doing something in good faith just because the russian trolls might complain, as they’d just find something else to shout about.

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      It is meant to show that the EU actually cares about Moldova. This is especially important as Russia has cut off gas supplies to Transnistria to destabalize Moldova. The EU helped out and made the situation bearable. With EU leaders coming to the country, they show that they care and that Moldova might join the EU one day.

      For the EU it could remove a Russian outpost close to EU borders. So they are actually interessted in this and it is not just talk.

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        Shame that the eu didn’t take the same stance when it came to serbia and their fight for democracy

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        Oh noooo they cut off gas supplies? How dare they? I thought they were sanctionned, why are we still buying gaz to the people we’re supposed to defend ourselfes against by buying bombs.

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          Transnistria is a Russian-backed breakaway region of Moldova. It is not NATO- or EU-aligned, it is Russia-aligned. It buying gas from Russia is not a surprise.