Austrian President Alexander Van der Bellen discovered a canine’s chew to be worse than its bark on Thursday, when Moldovan President Maia Sandu’s rescue pooch bit the Austrian chief on the hand throughout his go to to Chişinău.
The incident, which was filmed by the media, occurred when Sandu and Van der Bellen had been strolling by the courtyard of the Presidential Palace within the Moldovan capital.
Sandu introduced her canine, a rescue named Codruț, to a photo-op with Van der Bellen and Slovenian President Nataša Pirc Musar, who was additionally current for the assembly, earlier within the day.
At one level, Van der Bellen reached all the way down to pet Codruț, however the canine lunged at him and snapped at his proper hand. Sandu apologized and defined Codruț had turn out to be overwhelmed.
“It’s many individuals,” she mentioned. Van der Bellen was later photographed with a bandaged hand.
Sandu adopted Codruț, a former stray, in early 2023 after the canine was hit by a automotive, shedding a leg.
“Codruț has been a part of our workforce on the Presidency for about 7 months, after he was discovered on the street hit by a automotive. Sadly, we weren’t in a position to save his paw, however after a couple of months of remedy, he’s now working fortunately on 3 legs,” she wrote on Instagram.
She has posted pictures mountaineering with the three-legged pup on social media, turning Codruț into one thing of a web-based movie star in Moldova.
Van der Bellen and Musar had been in Chişinău to debate Moldova’s bid to affix the EU. In June, the nation was granted candidate standing together with Ukraine.
“Delighted to welcome presidents Van der Bellen of Austria and Musar of Slovenia to Chisinau right this moment,” Sandu wrote on X. “Our discussions highlighted sturdy help for Moldova’s EU path, marking a big second in our journey in the direction of European accession.”
Codruț was not out there for remark.