US pledges £106m in aid to Moldova to counter Russian influence

United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Moldova’s President Maia Sandu (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda, Pool)

US secretary of state Antony Blinken pledged 135 million dollars (£106 million) in aid to Moldova for energy security and to counter Russian disinformation.

The announcement comes as the Western-leaning nation struggles to blunt Moscow’s push for influence that’s been buoyed by recent successes in its war in neighbouring Ukraine.