Chisinau

Natalya, a 70-year-old retired epidemiologist from Odessa, has lunch at the Asconi Winery near Chisinau, in Moldova, where she is being hosted for free.

Moldova struggles amid fallout from war in Ukraine

Ukraine

On Sunday, the US Embassy in Moldova announced a provision of over $30 million to help the tiny former Soviet state with its humanitarian fallout from the war in neighboring Ukraine. Moldova, whose border is only 30 miles from the Ukrainian port of Odessa, is not directly involved in the war next door, but Moldovans are already feeling the ripple effects of Russia’s invasion.