Only 24% of Moldovans would back accession, with 55% against, according to an IMAS poll in February Moldova is not ready to join NATO because its own citizens don’t want the membership, Foreign Minister Mihai Popsoi has admitted. Popsoi, a close ally of pro-Western president Maia Sandu, made the remarks on Saturday in an interview with Vocea Basarabiei TV, where he was asked whether he thought the former Soviet republic should seek closer ties with NATO or pursue full membership. While Popsoi