MOLDOVA-RUSSIA-UKRAINE-POLITICS-ENERGY-PROTEST

Holding signs, people take part in a protest against the Moldovan Government and their pro-EU President in Chisinau on February 19, 2023. - A couple of thousands of protesters gathered in downtown Chisinau answering the call made by "SOR" Party, as tension run high in pro-Western Moldova after allegations of Moscow's attempts to destabilise the country came to light last week. Facing multiple crises aggravated by Russia's war in Ukraine, the impoverished former Soviet republic of 2.6 million people wedged between Romania and Ukraine, Moldova is already wrestling with an energy crisis prompted by supply cuts from Russia's targeting of Ukraine's energy infrastructure, and tensions have flared up due to missile overflights connected to the war in Ukraine. (Photo by Elena COVALENCO / AFP) (Photo by ELENA COVALENCO/AFP via Getty Images)