Moldovan President Maia Sandu speaks to the European Parliament

Maia Sandu will talk about the Russian war in Ukraine and its impact on Moldova. As a neighbouring country, Moldova received a large number of Ukrainian refugees. It was also confronted with cyber-attacks and security incidents in the Russian-backed breakaway region of Transnistria. Moldova formally applied for EU membership in early March 2022. On 5 May, the European Parliament called for the country to be given EU candidate status. Ms Sandu serves as Moldova’s President since December 2020. She was previously Prime Minister, among other positions.