Moldova May Seek Initial EU Entry Without Breakaway Region

Moldova may seek to enter the European Union before it resolves the issue of its Russian-controlled breakaway region, President Maia Sandu said.

The nation of 2.6 million wedged between Ukraine and Romania may seek to become an EU member by 2030 without Transnistria, the enclave between Dniester River and the Ukrainian border, where Moscow has a permanent troop presence, she told Radio Moldova late Monday.