Moldova warns UN of airspace violations, calls for withdrawal from Transnistria

Speaking at the General Assembly, Prime Minister Vasile Topan said Russia launched "a war of aggression" against Ukraine and described repeated violations of Moldovan airspace by drones. He warned that "the unacceptable starts to feel normal" and recounted how children learned the "nightly arithmetic of war" after drone sightings, urging international attention to threats on Moldova's borders.

Topan also demanded the unconditional withdrawal of Russian military forces from the Transnistrian region and called for the peaceful reintegration of the territory with respect for Moldova's sovereignty and territorial integrity. He framed these demands as part of a broader insistence that aggression not be rewarded and that small states should help shape the international system rather than depend on it.