Footage broadcasted by Moldova's TVR channel showed the dog of Moldova’s President, Maia Sandu, biting the hand of Austrian President Alexander Van der Bellen after a meeting between the two leaders in the Moldovan capital, Chișinău. The television channel reported: "When the Austrian president attempted to pet it, the dog bit his hand." The incident occurred while the presidents were walking in the courtyard of the Moldovan presidential administration building. Later, the Austrian president was seen with his hand wrapped in a bandage.