Maia Sandu’s remarks at the Ukraine–Southeast Europe Summit in Odesa

Dear friends, It is a privilege to be with you today—here in Odesa, a city so dear to all Moldovans. You know, in the first days, weeks, and months of Russia’s brutal invasion, we would wake up each morning and check the news: does Odesa still stand? Because if it didn’t, it meant the Russian army was just an hour from our border. That fear was real. And so was our hope.

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Dear friends, It is a privilege to be with you today—here in Odesa, a city so dear to all Moldovans. You know, in the first days, weeks, and months of Russia’s brutal invasion, we would wake up each morning and check the news: does Odesa still stand? Because if it didn’t, it meant the Russian army was just an hour from our border. That fear was real. And so was our hope.

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Maia Sandu’s remarks at the Ukraine–Southeast Europe Summit in Odesa # Președinția Republicii Moldova

Dear friends, It is a privilege to be with you today—here in Odesa, a city so dear to all Moldovans. You know, in the first days, weeks, and months of Russia’s brutal invasion, we would wake up each morning and check the news: does Odesa still stand? Because if it didn’t, it meant the Russian army was just an hour from our border. That fear was real. And so was our hope.

 

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