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KYIV — The President of Moldova said during his visit to Ukraine on Monday that her country was "vulnerable and vulnerable" and needed help to remain "a part of the free world." ..
Four days after European Union leaders decided to accept Ukraine and Moldova as potential members, President Maia Sandu atrocities by Russian troops following Russia's February 24 invasion. I visited three towns that I suspected of committing.
"This shouldn't happen, and you know, it's painful to see and hear what we're seeing here," she said outside of Kyiv. In Bucha, he called on anyone who was guilty of atrocities to be punished.
Russia, which invaded Ukraine on February 24, refused to target civilians and dismissed allegations that its troops committed atrocities.
Sandu said Moldova, the former Soviet Republic of 2.6 million people bordering Ukraine, wants to determine its future.
"Moldova is a vulnerable and vulnerable country," she said. "Ukraine and Moldova need help. We want to stop this war (in Ukraine) and stop this Russian invasion of Ukraine as soon as possible. We are part of the free world. We want to stay there. "
Sandu also visited the towns of Borodyanka and Irpin and later began a meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy.
EU leaders accepted Ukraine and Moldova as candidates for accession at the summit in Brussels last week, placing them on a likely long road to accession. ..
Russia said the EU's decision had negative consequences and was equivalent to a block of 27 countries that "enslave" neighboring countries.
(Reported by Max Hunder of Kyiv, edited by Timothy Heritage)