The president of ex-Soviet Moldova called on her compatriots on Monday to gather at a mass outdoor assembly next month to endorse her drive for closer integration with Europe.
Moldova, one of Europe's poorest countries wedged between Ukraine and Romania, has been buffeted by Russia's war in Ukraine which President Maia Sandu has repeatedly denounced. Parts of missiles fired in the Ukraine conflict have landed in Moldova.
Moldova and its population of 2.5 million, Sandu said, stood at a crossroads, with collective action needed for its future. Sandu holds a wide lead in opinion surveys, though the pro-Russian president she defeated in 2020, Igor Dodon, is still seen as her sole real rival for the job. Dodon was elected on Monday as one of the leaders of the opposition Socialist Party.
Moldova, like Ukraine, has formally sought to become a member of the European Union, a process which normally takes several years. But its constitution sets down a policy of neutrality which rules out NATO membership.
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