“Will cease to exist”: Ukraine war threatens another country – EU candidate country is arming itself. Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin is repeatedly accused of planning an attack on the Republic of Moldova.
People in the country are worried – and prepared for the worst. Transnistria's request for help from Russia could escalate the conflict between Russia and the republic. If Ukraine manages to push the Russian troops back, Moldova will disintegrate, a journalist warns: “will cease to existence”