From left, Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk, French President Emmanuel Macron, Moldova's President Maia Sandu and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz in Chisinau on Wednesday. Brussels agreed to open accession negotiations with Moldova for EU membership last year.

The leaders of France, Germany, and Poland travelled Wednesday to Moldova to mark the country’s 34 years of independence from the Soviet Union, a month before it holds parliamentary elections that its president warns could draw Russian interference.

France’s President Emmanuel Macron, Germany’s Chancellor Friedrich Merz, and Poland’s Prime Minister Donald Tusk arrived in the capital of the European Union-candidate country for talks with pro-Western Moldovan President Maia Sandu. The leaders will also attend a public celebration t

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