Hungary had earlier threatened to veto the accession of Ukraine into the European Union.

Thousands of protesters take to the streets in the capital city of Moldova, demanding resignation of the country’s pro-Western government.

Moscow has denounced Moldova for pursuing an "anti-Russian agenda."

Thousands of protesters took to the streets in Moldova on Sunday, demanding the resignation of the pro-Western government over soaring inflation and skyrocketing energy prices.

In a move seen as controversial and provocative, Britain’s Foreign Secretary Liz Truss says the UK intends to send modern weaponry to Moldova in eastern Europe to protect the country from the threat of a Russian “invasion".

Russia has warned Western governments that any further attack on the Russian territory would trigger tough military response from Moscow.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov says the United States and its Western allies are working to create a belt of instability around Russia, and that they are attempting to drive a wedge between Moscow and its closest neighbors to achieve that goal.