Moldovan President Maia Sandu has described EU accession as a "matter of survival" for the central European state and said the Eastern European country is in a "race against time" as it heads for critical parliamentary elections, warning of Russian interference and influence.
Sandu was addressing the European Parliament in Strasbourg on Tuesday, three weeks ahead of a 28 September poll that she described as “the most consequential” in the history of the country and “a final battle” on the country's road to EU membership.
