France and Moldova have signed a security cooperation agreement amid threats from Russia, announces French President Emmanuel Macron. The agreement on defense cooperation between Moldova and France was signed during President Maia Sandu’s visit to Paris. The defense ministers of Moldova and France signed the document. According to Macron, such an agreement envisages “the opening in the coming months of a permanent defense mission in Chisinau.” The President has added that this is just the first step. Macron and Sandu also issued a joint statement calling on Russia to “withdraw its forces illeg…