BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — Moldova’s national intelligence agency warned Tuesday against “unprecedented” Russian interference as the country gears up for a referendum on joining the European Union and a presidential election.

Police say 75,000 Moldovans turned out, waving EU flags and chanting pro-European slogans.

Move opens door to EU membership amid outrage over the brutality of the unprovoked Russian attack.

The European Parliament has approved EU candidacy status for Ukraine, Moldova and Georgia in a convincing vote on Thursday.

The U.K.’s post-Brexit access to $1.7 trillion in public projects relies on the good will of its European neighbors. Too bad Moldova holds a grudge. The tiny country wedged between Romania and Ukraine is joining half a dozen nations in blocking the U.K.’s re-entry to the World Trade Organization’s Government Procurement Agreement ...