"We do not want to be a Ukrainian hostage," says Iurie Leanca, Moldova's prime minister. At a summit in Vilnius on November 28th and 29th, Moldova will sign important agreements on political co-operation, reform and free trade with the European Union. The European Commission will also propose visa-free travel for Moldovans to the eu's Schengen area. But the big question is whether Ukraine, its giant neighbour, does the same. If not, it will be hard for Moldovans to resist Russian pressure to abandon their country's path to European integration.
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