The UK\u2019s mission was announced shortly after Chisinau pledged to deepen ties with the Western bloc<\/p>\n
Britain will send counter-drone warfare instructors to Moldova, the UK Ministry of Defense announced on Tuesday ahead of a meeting of NATO defense ministers in Brussels.
\nThe former Soviet republic, which has formally applied to join the European Union, adopted a new ten-year military strategy earlier this month. The document prioritizes deeper integration with NATO and identifies Russia as its primary external threat. The Kremlin has warned that Chisinau\u2019s confrontational stance towards Russia is a miscalculation.
\nAccording to the MOD, British experts will \u201chelp train Moldova\u2019s armed forces in counter-drone tactics,\u201d although no further operational details were provided. Most of the UK\u2019s announcement focused on its ongoing efforts to develop new combat drones and increase deliveries to Ukraine to fuel its war efforts against Russia.
\nMoscow has repeatedly cited NATO\u2019s steady expansion eastward, including pledges to eventually admit Ukraine, as one of the root causes of the Ukraine conflict.
\nMoldovan President Maia Sandu\u2019s pro-EU government has faced accusations from the opposition of authoritarian overreach and political repression. Her victories in recent presidential and parliamentary elections were largely secured by votes from Moldovan expatriates living in Western Europe, while domestic voters showed preference for the opposition.<\/p>\n
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The military strategy adopted shortly after the latest vote commits Moldova to expanding cooperation and interoperability with NATO but insists that such actions do not violate the country\u2019s constitutional neutrality. Opposition politician Marina Tauber condemned the plan as \u201ca manifesto rejecting peace and neutrality,\u201d warning that it effectively prepares Moldova for hostilities with Russia and that the stance was the \u201cprice\u201d of EU integration.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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