Andreas Kluth, Columnist

After Ukraine, Does Putin Have His Eyes on Another Country?

Moldova is also leaning West. That’s why the Kremlin is taking aim.

February 28, 2023 at 5:00 AM UTC

Andreas Kluth is a Bloomberg Opinion columnist covering US diplomacy, national security and geopolitics. Previously, he was editor-in-chief of Handelsblatt Global and a writer for the Economist.

Moldovan President Maia Sandu needs Europe’s help now.
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Moldova looks like “the next Ukraine.” So said Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov the other day. Obviously, that should worry us.

Lavrov, like others in the small and shrinking circle around Russia’s president, is increasingly reduced to parroting whatever propaganda lies or feverish hallucinations spill out of Vladimir Putin’s mind. So it’s a concern that he’s once again picking on Moldova.