Moldova suspends agreement limiting foreign troops on its territory due to Russian threat. Chisinau takes this step after the separatist region of Transnistria asked Moscow for help.

Russia has hinted that Moldova could be a military target on several occasions since the Ukraine war began. Moldova, a former Soviet republic, anchored between Ukraine and Romania, is another front in the dispute between Russia and the European Union. Moldova's Intelligence and Security Service revealed on Tuesday a complex scheme prepared by the Russian Federation to destabilize and influence the country's political and social life.