you think back to the very early stages of russia s outright invasion of ukraine, there was the risk that should ukraine not to counter the russian military, it might spill over into moldova. truth? russian military, it might spill over into moldova. russian military, it might spill over into moldova. why then is - resident over into moldova. why then is president zelinsky, over into moldova. why then is president zelinsky, who - over into moldova. why then is president zelinsky, who has . over into moldova. why then is i president zelinsky, who has asked for this before, why ask now again for this before, why ask now again for membership of the eu and nato? nato is clearer perhaps, but why the eu? , ., , nato is clearer perhaps, but why the eu? , a, , ., nato is clearer perhaps, but why the eu? , a, , e, e, eu? the epc is a very good forum for makin: eu? the epc is a very good forum for making these eu? the epc is a very good forum for making these high-level eu? the e
president zelinsky has restated his demand that ukraine should urgently be allowed tojoin demand that ukraine should urgently be allowed to join nato at the security alliance and the european union. he was speaking at a summit in moldova bringing together leaders from more than a0 european countries. zelinsky said that without such security guarantees, there could be no peace. ukraine and moldova are candidates to join both nato and the european union but some european canned petals are wary of setting a deadline for membership as russia s invasion continues. live now to laura gelhaus who is a teaching invasion continues. fellow at the department of politics and international studies at the university of warwick. welcome to the programme. it is highly symbolic that this summit is being held in moldova. it is a country that we hear very little about but it has been left hugely exposed during the course of this conflict in ukraine. conflict in ukraine. absolutely. if ou think conflict i