Moldovan President Maia Sandu signed a defence co-operation agreement with France in Paris on Thursday.
If the aggressor is not stopped, he will keep going, and the front line will keep moving closer. Closer to us. Closer to you. Europe must therefore present a united front.
The defence agreement establishes a legal basis for future training, regular dialogue and intelligence sharing. A French defence mission will open in the Moldovan capital, Chişinău, in the summer to help evaluate the needs. Moreover, talks about possible arms contracts began, the French defence ministry announced.
President Emmanuel Macron stated that the agreement shows France’s determination to protect and help Moldova. However, Russia argues that NATO statements about Moscow’s further territorial ambitions are “unfounded scaremongering.”
