The U.S. has pledged $30 million in aid to Moldova to help the small country tackle an energy crisis and other economic hardships caused by Russia's war against Ukraine.
CHISINAU, Moldova — The U.S. will provide $30 million in aid to Moldova to help the small country tackle an energy crisis and other economic hardships “caused by the Kremlin’s unprovoked and unjustified war” against Ukraine, a U.S. government aid agency said Thursday.
USAID said that as Moldova began to recover from a recent “series of severe shocks” including the COVID-19 pandemic and a fourfold increase in natural gas prices, the war in Ukraine has placed its “short-term economic recovery and its long-term economic prospects at risk.”Since Moscow’s forces invaded Ukraine on Feb. 24, Moldova — a former Soviet republic with a population of about 2.6 million — has lurched from crisis to crisis.
Moldovan President Maia Sandu said in a video message posted on Twitter Thursday by USAID Chief Samantha Power that Moldova “is going to feel the consequences of Russia’s war for a long time.” Moldova is now seeking closer ties with the West. In June, it was granted candidate status for Europe Union membership — the same day as Ukraine.
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