In the press - Moldova fears a Russian invasion

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In Moldova, recent tensions in the separatist region of Transnistria have raised fears of an imminent conflict with Russia in this small country neighboring Ukraine.

explains that this territory, not recognized by the UN, is home to a population of 500,000 people, mostly pro-Russian, and has been claiming independence since a conflict with Moldova in 1993. One thousand five hundred Russian soldiers are permanently stationed in this region.

With the war in Ukraine, the Moldovan authorities fear that Moscow will also be tempted to invade this small country, the poorest on the European continent, a former satellite of the defunct USSR, via Transnistria. 

Moldova, next target of the Russians?

Since Maia Sandu came to power, the country has resolutely turned towards the West, without turning its back on Russia.

But the request to apply to join the European Union is not to Moscow's liking, writes

.

According to the American magazine, Russia's dream objective would be to extend its control of the Black Sea, from the Donbass to the Moldavian borders.

The European press recalls that the war in Ukraine also operates on the economic terrain.

After support from Poland and Bulgaria towards kyiv, Moscow has decided to suspend its gas exports to these two countries.

Officially, a decree, signed by Vladimir Putin, obliges buyers to pay in rubles.

However, the contracts signed, well before the war, stipulate that the payment is made in American dollars.

Russia's refusal to deliver gas could lead to a demand for sanctions from Sofia and Warsaw, according to

.

Moscow is demanding to be paid in rubles to circumvent European sanctions, reports

.

Prices for individuals will not increase, assure the Polish authorities and there will be enough gas for the next few months.

The tanks are already 80% full and to fill the gap, Poland will import liquefied gas from Qatar and the United States.

In France, the secretary general of the CFDT launches, in

, an appeal to Emmanuel Macron to restore dialogue with the social partners.

The latter did not digest the way in which the Élysée had treated them during the first five-year term and, during the pension reform, aborted in 2020 because of the pandemic.

Laurent Berger writes: "It takes consideration, listening and respect. [...] In which case the country would not resist"

Her name is Lucile Randon.

She lives in the south of France and she officially became, on Tuesday, the dean of humanity, at 118 years old.

Born in 1904, Sister André grew up in Arles, in the France of the Belle Époque, under the Third Republic.

Among her cute sins is a

she tells

.

," she quips.

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