French President Emmanuel Macron on Monday denounced Russia’s "attempts" at “destabilization” in Moldova, a former Soviet republic.

Moldova is facing increasingly blatant Russian attempts aiming at destabilising the country, which shares a border with Ukraine and wants to join the European Union by 2030, French President Emmanuel Macron said on Monday.

PARIS : French President Emmanuel Macron denounced Monday what he called “increasingly uninhibited Russian attempts at destabilisation” in Moldova as his Moldovan counterpart Maia Sandu visited Paris.

Moldova is experiencing aggressive Russian efforts to destabilize the nation, which hopes to join the EU by 2030. French President Macron highlights ongoing violations of Moldova's airspace and threats to its democratic institutions,