In an interview with NHK, President Sandu of Moldova, Ukraine's neighbor, said that Ukraine is "protecting our free world" by fighting Russia, and that continuing to support Ukraine would prevent a military invasion by Russia. He emphasized that it is important to end it in failure and suppress its power.
President Sandu of Moldova, who has been in Japan since the 1st, responded to an NHK interview in Tokyo on the 2nd, saying, "If we join the EU = European Union, we will be safer and the chances of economic development will be greatly expanded. Joining the EU is the only way for us to survive."
On the other hand, President Sandu touched on the continued stationing of Russian troops in the eastern Transnistria region, which has unilaterally declared its independence from Moldova, and said, "It hinders discussions about joining NATO = North Atlantic Treaty Organization. It is the presence of Russian troops that is in the air," he said, adding that joining NATO would be difficult at this point.
In addition, as energy prices soar due to Russia's cutback in natural gas supply to Europe, the lives of people in Moldova are also under pressure. showed.
And President Sandu said that Ukraine, which is at war with Russia, "is protecting not only its own territory but also Moldova and our free world." He emphasized that it is important to end it in failure and suppress its power.