I don't blame Ukraine and Moldova, but I do blame them!

It's all very well these former USSR countries clambering to get underneath the supposed protective wing of the European Union, but I can't blame Russia for becoming uneasy with an ever-increasing EU right on its doorstep once buffer zones such as Ukraine are removed. Yet it's unfair to expect Ukraine and Moldova to be piggy-backing in the middle. And before anyone accuses Russia of being the aggressor, the EU is no saint either.
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Moldova's EU vote too close to call as president blames foreign 'assault' on democracy

Moldovan voters cast ballots on Sunday in two decisive polls: a presidential election and a referendum on joining the EU. Incumbent President Maia Sandu came up short of the majority needed to avoid a tough second round of voting.

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