reporter: no, he says, then asks me, have you seen the moldovan army? he says moldova is a friendly, neutral state that happens to be in the wrong place at the wrong time. this woman items me she, too, is very worried about russia invading through trance sntrans. for now, it s not a threat, she says, but if that changes, she and her husband plan to run away. this woman came all the way from canada to check on her family. you re worried for her family? yes. reporter: she s familiar with the threats of a russian invasion. she wanted to make sure her brother, sister, and mother-in-law have all they need to escape. we try to help them with the money, but actually provide the documents just in case, just in case, to have the passports. reporter: so many moldovans deciding whether to stay or go as they wait for what putin does next. randi kaye, cnn, moldova.
resolve it. reporter: the trouble is its proximity to ukraine and its relationship with russia, which has kept troops there for decades. if putin s troops are somehow successful in taking control of southern ukraine, they could create a land corridor. and some here fear eventually into moldova and deeper into eastern europe. this man tells me he s very worried for what may happen in moldova. can moldova defend itself against russia, do you think? no, he says, then asks me, have you seen the moldovan army? he says, moldova is a friendly, neutral state that happens to be at the wrong place at the wrong time. this woman tells me she too is very worried about russia invading. for now, it s not a threat, she says, but if that changes, she and her husband plan to run away. this woman came all the way from canada to check on her family.
and i think now it s the moment to resolve it. the trouble with transnistria is its proximity to ukraine and its relationship with russia. which has kept troops there for decades. if putin s troops are somehow successful in taking control of southern ukraine, they could create a land corridor stretching to transnistria and some here fear eventually into moldova and deeper into eastern europe. this man tells me he s very worried for what may happen in moldova. can moldova defend itself against russia, do you think? no, he says. then asks me, have you seen the moldovan army? he says moldova is a friendly, neutral state that happens to be in the wrong place at the wrong time. this woman tells me she, too, is very worried about russia invading through transnistria. for now, it s not a threat, she says, but if that changes, she and her husband plan to run away. this woman came all the way from
resolve it. reporter: the trouble is its proximity to ukraine and its relationship with russia which has kept troops there for decades. if putin s troops are somehow successful taking control of southern ukraine, they could create a land krord stretching to here and into moldova and deeper into eastern europe. this man tells me he s very worried for what may happen in moldova. can moldova defend itself against russia? no, he says. then asks me, have you seen the moldovan army? he said it is a friendly, neutral state that is in the wrong place at the wrong time. this woman tells me she, too, is very worried about russia invading through here. for now, it s not a threat, she says. if that changes, she and her husband plan to run away. this woman came all the way from canada to check on her family.
it was almost as if there was a release in the room. people wanted to be respectful, wanted to pay tribute to john mccain, but also it was something that they almost couldn t help themselves in doing. but there was some surprise about the meghan mccain line that direct line about the president. and then of course the danny boy moment. watching cindy mccain stoic through the entire service, a service that she helped her husband plan so meticulously and then losing it when renee fleming came out and sang her beautiful rendition of danny boy. and rick davis, john mccain s former campaign manager, who helped arrange this, told me when john mccain was sick, they would listen to danny boy over and over on his porch as he looked out at oak creek, at his house near sedona.