Valeria Mongelli

Moldova, one of the poorest countries in Europe, hosts the highest concentration of Ukrainian refugees per capita. With an economy hard hit by the war in Ukraine, this small ex-Soviet republic is caught between two forces: the shadow of the Russian giant, on which it still depends economically and politically, and the aspiration to join the European Union. Will welcoming Ukrainians bring Moldova closer to the European dream?
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