Moldova cancels sending troops to NATO drills

‘Moldova has canceled the participation of a small group of its soldiers in the upcoming NATO drills against the backdrop of tensions between the Western military alliance and Russia.
Moldovan President Igor Dodon announced the decision in a message posted on Facebook on Tuesday.
President Dodon rejected a request by the defense ministry to send 57 Moldovan soldiers to the drills in western Ukraine.
“We do not accept involvement by Moldovan servicemen in military exercises beyond the national borders,” the president said.
The war games have been scheduled from September 7 to 23.
Dodon, who supports a strategic partnership with Russia, earlier this year said he was against NATO opening a planned liaison office in the capital Chisinau.’
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