Moldova's President Maia Sandu shakes hands with French President Emmanuel Macron before a meeting at the Elysee Palace in Paris, France, March 7, 2024. REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes
PARIS (Reuters) - Moldova's president on Thursday signed a defence cooperation accord with France, warning that Russia was renewing efforts to destabilise her country and that if President Vladimir Putin was not stopped in Ukraine he would keep going.
Maia Sandu's visit to Paris, also to sign an economic roadmap, comes as Western states seek to strengthen the former Soviet state's capabilities amid what they fear are increasing destabilisation efforts by Russia.
