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bne IntelliNews (21 January 2026)

Iulian Ernst

Moldova’s Foreign Affairs Minister Mihai Popșoi said on January 19 that reunification with Romania could become a necessity if Russia “gets too close to our borders”.

Popșoi’s comment came several days after President Maia Sandu recently raised the topic in a podcast and Prime Minister Alexandru Munteanu confirmed at the end of last week that he would personally vote for the reunification of Moldova with Romania. 

Asked whether he would vote for reunification, Popșoi said the answer “should be self-evident” for Moldovans who hold Romanian citizenship. Out of around 3.3mn Moldovan citizens with voting rights, about 1mn also hold Romanian citizenship.

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