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Moldova asks for aid as war rages next door in Ukriane The country’s president has called on allies strengthen its air defence capabilities but says Russian efforts to destabilise Moldova have so far failed. President Maia Sandu said: "We have requested air surveillance and defence systems. We understand that Ukraine is a priority.” Moldova is located too Ukraine's west and is fellow ex-Soviet republic with a tiny defence budget and a long, tense relationship with Russia. Moscow has troops and peacekeepers based in Transnistria, a breakaway statelet of Moldova that has survived for three decades with Russian support. Moldova's pro-Western...
