Overview

• Standing with President Maia Sandu, the three leaders vowed “determined support,” with Germany declaring “the door of the European Union is open” to Moldova.
• The visit coincided with the country’s 34th independence anniversary and came on the eve of the official start of the late‑September parliamentary campaign.
• Moldovan officials accuse Russia of a coordinated effort to sway the vote through disinformation, paid protests and vote‑buying, citing up to €100 million in crypto funding and the activities of exiled oligarch Ilan Sor.
• France emphasized cooperation on digital resilience through its Viginium agency to counter foreign meddling targeting Moldova’s information space.
• The Kremlin said it views talk of European troops in Ukraine unfavorably and indicated a Putin–Zelensky meeting is not currently on Moscow’s agenda, reflecting stalled diplomacy.