MOLDOVA

The president of the Republic of Moldova, Maia Sandu, had a meeting with the US State Secretary Antony Blinken at the Munich Security Conference,  Chişinău announced. According to Reuters, the latter said the US was deeply concerned with some of Russia’s plans to destabilise the government of Moldova.  Maia Sandu had previously accused Russia of planning to change the legitimate power in Chişinău, using men trained in Belarus, Serbia and Montenegro, who are apparently instructed to conduct violent actions under the guise of protests. President Sandu also attended a roundtable focusing on the experience of various countries and international organisations in fighting corruption, and she spoke about Moldova’s commitment to fight corruption and to punish all those who embezzled public money.