U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken flies to the Moldovan capital Chisinau on Wednesday, the first stop on a brief Europe tour aimed at solidifying Western support for Ukraine across NATO allies and neighbouring countries.
The top U.S. diplomat’s trip comes as Ukraine is trying to fend off intensifying Russian attacks in the east and President Vladimir Putin warns that allowing Kyiv to use Western weapons to strike inside Russia could trigger a global conflict.
In Chisinau, Blinken will meet pro-European President Maia Sandu and other senior officials at a time when U.S. officials say the ex-Soviet republic of 2.5 million, which has a…
