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The small country, which borders Ukraine, is struggling with really high inflation and "hybrid warfare" carried out by pro-Russia agents.
Fears are growing the Ukraine war could spill over into Moldova.
Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky on Tuesday demanded "clear support" from the West after Russia recognised two eastern separatist regions and then ordered in troops to back up their independence claims.
Whatever practical cooperation emerges from this week's summit between Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, their deepening relationship is aimed at sending their rivals a warning, analysts said. Calling each other "comrade", the men toasted their friendship on Wednesday after Putin showed Kim around Russia's most modern space launch facility and they held talks alongside their defence ministers. As Putin and Kim send rivals a stark warning amid what is being described as a defiant summit, FRANCE 24's Jean-Emile Jammine is joined by Siemon Wezeman, Senior Researcher with the SIPRI Arms Transfers Programme.
Russian President Vladimir Putin addressed a security conference outside Moscow in a pre-recorded video link.