Moldova prepared to defend itself after map shows former Soviet republic as possible next Russian target

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WASHINGTON, DC – The Moldovan ambassador to the U.S. said Wednesday his country is prepared to defend its borders if Russia or Belarus were to invade the former Soviet republic. “The country is prepared [for] any kind of scenarios, including the very worst-case scenario,” Ambassador Eugen Caras told Fox News in an exclusive interview. “So we will be defending what’s to be defended.“A day earlier, video surfaced showing Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko standing in front of a map that appeared to indicate the Moldovan breakaway state of Transnistria as a potential next target.
Refugees fleeing war in Ukraine arrive to Palanca, Moldova, Tuesday, March 1, 2022. 
(Associated Press)RUSSIA INVADES UKRAINE: LIVE UPDATESLukashenko is Russian President Vladimir Putin’s closest ally in the region. Belarus was instrumental in the lead-up to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.‘Mistake’ on the map?Caras said the Belarusians told Moldovan officials that the placement of Moldova on the map was a “mistake.“A deputy-level foreign minister summoned the Belarusian ambassador to Moldova to the Foreign Ministry and was asked for clarity, according to Caras.“From what I understand, the ambassador said that there was a mistake on behalf of the Ministry of Defense of Belarus,” Caras told Fox News. UKRAINE STANDS UP TO RUSSIAN CYBERATTACKS; PUTIN COULD LAUNCH REVENGE ATTACKS AGAINST US, EXPERT WARNS  Caras said Moldova is not in a state of panic, though the country is worried about a potential threat.
Russian President Vladimir Putin listens to the head of the Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs Alexander Shokhin during their meeting in Moscow.
(Associated Press)“We are very concerned with this situation. We condemn this,” Caras, who assumed his post in 2020, told Fox News. “One cannot be sure 100% of the next phase. Will we be targeted or not? As of today, it seems that we are not a target.”“But what …

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