Politics

Analysis: As US retreats, Europe braces for Moldova’s make-or-break election

Stuart Dowell
 23.09.2025, 17:32
Moldova's European aspirations gained real momentum only after Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022. (Thierry Monasse/Getty Images)
Moldova's European aspirations gained real momentum only after Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022. (Thierry Monasse/Getty Images)

If Russia succeeds, Moldova becomes its bridgehead into Odesa and the EU.