Good morning, everybody, and welcome to the defence committee.
This morning we have Ambassador Ala Beleavschi from Moldova to talk to us about Russian aggression in its relationship with Moldova and in the region in general, and perhaps any kind of co-operation that's happening in the region between Moldova, Georgia, and Ukraine.
As you know, Ambassador, the Ukrainians were just here; we spoke to them and got an update on what's happening in the region. It was unfortunate for us to hear that things are actually getting worse, not better.
With that, I'm going to give you the floor, and you can engage with the committee for as long as you need to about what's happening in Moldova vis-à-vis Russia, and then we can get to questions.
Thank you for coming this morning.