Once more into the fray into the last good fight

Sandu on Wednesday repeated her criticisms of the invasion and said there could be no justification for RussiaвЂ™s attempts at вЂњcarving out spheres of influence in the 21st century.вЂќ She pointed to the sacrifices her country was making in welcoming more than 100,000 Ukrainian refugees-amounting to about 4% of MoldovaвЂ™s population. And earlier this week tensions rose when former President Igor Dodon, head of MoldovaвЂ™s pro-Russian party and SanduвЂ™s predecessor, was arrested on corruption charges. Following explosions in the region in late April, Moldovan government officials warned of a possible attempt by pro-Russian forces to destabilize the country. There are concerns that it is in MoscowвЂ™s sights, and Russian military leaders have spoken about connecting a Russian-speaking part of Moldova, known as Transnistria, to Russia via a land bridge across southern Ukraine. Sandu spoke at HKS at what is a particularly challenging time for her country, a former Soviet republic sandwiched between Romania and Ukraine. Sandu was introduced by Dean Doug Elmendorf, who described how she has 'demonstrated principled and effective public leadership that is a model for us all.' Despite difficulties in Moldova, Elmendorf said, 'President Sandu keeps going, keeps inspiring, keeps leading.' The pandemic forced the University to hold virtual graduations in 20, although a special ceremony is being held Sunday to celebrate graduates of those years. states and 86 countries, gathered on campus for commencement celebrations for the first time in three years. Sandu was addressing 609 HKS graduates from 37 U.S. Get involved in politics, in the name of greater changes that we all need in these extremely challenging times.вЂќ At Harvard, we are all prepared to work hard, and dream big. вЂњPolitical leadership is about educating society and setting an example and standards for the society. вЂњIf you want real change that will directly impact communities and societies-you need to get into politics,вЂќ Sandu said. Taubman Center for State and Local GovernmentДo not be afraid of the messiness of politics if you want real change, Moldovan President Maia Sandu MC/MPA 2010 said Wednesday to the Harvard Kennedy School graduating class of 2022.Дescribing her own unlikely journey from anti-corruption activist to MoldovaвЂ™s head of state, Sandu said that вЂњpolitics is about big, real, immediate, and long-term impact.вЂќ.Shorenstein Center on Media, Politics and Public Policy.

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Once more into the fray into the last good fight