Moldovan president invites Biden to visit amid Russia tensions


FILE PHOTO: Moldovan President Maia Sandu visits the Ukrainian town of Bucha, as Russia's attack on Ukraine continues, June 27, 2022. REUTERS/Valentyn Ogirenko

CHISINAU (Reuters) - Moldova's leader said on Wednesday she had invited U.S. President Joe Biden to visit the tiny former Soviet republic, whose relationship with Russia is becoming increasingly tense.

President Maia Sandu wrote on Facebook that she had extended the invitation during a meeting in Warsaw on Tuesday, at which the White House said Biden had affirmed support for Moldova's sovereignty. She did not say how Biden had responded.

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