EU Commission Chief Appeals to Russia Over Moldova

The head of the European Commission urged Russia on Thursday not to stand in the way of Moldova and Georgia forging closer ties with Europe, despite the conflict caused by Ukraine's lurch towards the West.   The two former Soviet republics plan to sign an “association agreement” on trade and political relations with the European Union on June 27 - a move which Moscow fears will take both countries further out of its sphere of influence.   Visiting the capital Chisinau to...

© La Voix de l'Amérique - jeudi 12 juin 2014