DAVOS 2023: Moldova's Sandu asks allies for air defences, says Russia trying to destabilise country

FILE PHOTO: Moldova's President Maia Sandu visits the town of Bucha, as Russia's attack on the country continues, outside of Kyiv, Ukraine June 27, 2022. REUTERS/Valentyn Ogirenko/File Photo

DAVOS, Switzerland (Reuters) - Moldova has asked allies to strengthen its air defence capabilities as war rages in neighbouring Ukraine, although what the country calls Russian efforts to destabilise it have so far failed, President Maia Sandu said on Thursday.

"We have requested air surveillance and defence systems," Sandu told Reuters in an interview on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. "We understand Ukraine is a priority" but we also hope to receive some, she said.