German, Polish, French leaders visit Moldova in pre-election show of support for pro-EU president


Poland's Prime Minister Donald Tusk, France's President Emmanuel Macron, Moldovan President Maia Sandu, and Germany's Chancellor Friedrich Merz deliver a joint statement after a meeting at the Presidential Palace in Chisinau, Moldova, August 27, 2025. REUTERS/Vladislav Culiomza

CHISINAU (Reuters) -The French, German and Polish leaders promised support and the prospect of joining the European Union on an Independence Day visit to Moldova, where President Maia Sandu's pro-European allies face a stiff challenge in an election next month.

Standing alongside Sandu in her Soviet-era office building on Wednesday, Emmanuel Macron, Friedrich Merz and Donald Tusk all praised Moldova's resilience in the face of what Chisinau and Western allies say is a campaign of meddling from Moscow.

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