
Moldova backed an amendment to the constitution, with just over 50 per cent of voters favoring EU accession. The European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said the result shows Moldova wants a strong and independent future in the face of Russia's “hybrid tactics”. Moscow has denied the allegations but most probably nobody believes them: among other stupid things Moskow controls the breakaway Transnistria region, which is a small strip of land in Moldova along the border with Ukraine.
Moldova's pro-EU president Maia Sandu faces a run-off to keep her job about two weeks from now.
The Deutsche Welle video chapters are the following:
- 00:00 Moldova president accuses Russia of election interference
- 00:52 Andrei Curararu, Co-founder, WatchDog.md
- 05:47 EU chiefs call out Russian interference in Moldova
- 06:56 Rosie Birchard, DW Correspondent
- 10:25 Michael Gahler, Member of the European Parliament
- 16:03 Maria Gerth-Niculescu, Journalist