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Added on the 09/11/2022 06:00:22 - Copyright : Euronews EN
Moldova does not currently face “imminent military danger”, but is subject to “hybrid warfare generated by Russia” in a bid to “overthrow state power”, according to its defence minister Anatolie Nosatii.
The power outages happened Tuesday as the Russian military pounded infrastructure targets across Ukraine, which borders Moldova.
Moldova was already one of Europe's poorest countries. But now, amid fears of Russian gas being cut and skyrocketing inflation, the situation is looking even worse.
Households across Europe are struggling to pay bills as the cost of living crisis bites and leads to street protests in many countries
Thousands of people marched through Moldova's capital on Sunday demanding help with the cost of living crisis. Many were supporters of a party backed by an oligarch who has been sanctioned by the UK for pro-Russian activities.