Could Moldova be Vladimir Putin's next target?

Could Moldova be Vladimir Putin's next target? At least there is fear that the country could be targeted by the Kremlin.

And American Secretary Antony Blinken met with the two women who run this place: Prime Minister Natalia Gavrilita and President Maya Sandu.

He is only the third US secretary of state to visit Moldova.

It says that a few words were heard to Secretary Blinken for unity, but Moldovans want strong guarantees for their safety.

Last week, several days after Russian aggression in Ukraine, they applied for EU membership.

However, the BBC writes, records Telegrafi, there is no concrete evidence to confirm Moldovan fears.

However, it is based on decades of history: 128 miles (80 km) east of the capital, on the Ukrainian border, is Transnistria, a region supported by Russia that left Moldova in 1990. Moscow still has a military base there of about 15,000 soldiers.

In this direction, there was a short and unclear response from Secretary Blinken” when asked are his guarantees.

You've seen the global response that we've mobilised against Russia's aggression (in Ukraine), whenever and wherever that aggression can emerge, we'll do the same”.

He also said he would seek funds to help Moldova care for the Ukrainian refugees he has accepted.

By contrast, Moldova is one of the poorest and smallest countries in Europe.