The prime minister of Moldova, a Ukrainian neighbor rattled by the war, steps down.

The pro-Western prime minister of Moldova, a troubled Eastern European nation that borders Ukraine, resigned on Friday, buffeted by a severe energy crisis, soaring inflation and errant missiles as a result of the war raging next door.Natalia Gavrilita, an economist, had been prime minister since 2021, when she took charge of the government after elections gave a strong majority in Parliament to pro-Western politicians.

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