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Moldovan president Maia Sandu gave an exclusive interview to the podcast Perestrojkast during her visit to the Netherlands. A conversation about threats from Russia, hope for European integration, but also about the neutral position of her country. "If Moldovans do not want to join NATO, then we must take that wish seriously." Nowadays Maia Sandu's policy is based on two main directions. She tries with all her might to rid her country of Russian influences in Moldova. At the same time, it is seeking connections with the European Union. Sandu feels this need more than ever since the Russian invasion of neighboring Ukraine last year - she emphasized once again during her visit to the Netherlands on Monday 4 and Tuesday 5 September. Russian troops in Moldova The challenges for the president are tremendous. Moldova, not a member of NATO and the EU, must internally deal with Russian influences in the areas of energy, politics, media, religion, language and two rebellious regions. One of those regions, Transnistri