Moldova

Are Ukraine, Moldova a step closer to becoming European Union members?

The EU’s executive commission has recommended allowing negotiations to let Ukraine and Moldova join the bloc begin and has also proposed offering Georgia candidate status. Experts say this is an important milestone on Kyiv’s road to joining the West, but the process may take years

Is Ukraine ready to join the European Union? Brussels to report today

If war-torn Ukraine does get the nod, it will still only be at the start of a painstaking process of reforms that could still last for years -- if not decades -- before it joins the EU. Turkey began accession talks in 2005, Albania, Montenegro, North Macedonia and Serbia are in negotiations as well

Moldova: Members of banned pro-Russia party allowed to run in elections

The local elections, including for city mayors, take place on Nov. 5. Shor's allies have registered a new party called "Chance", and a party that already existed, "Revival", is considered close to Shor

Twenty-two Russian diplomats leave Moldova as relations slide

Moldovan officials have said the reduction of staff at the Russian embassy to 25 from 80 will establish parity with Moldova's embassy in Moscow

Is Moldova the focal point of a new Russian strategy for 'horizontal' conflict?

Russia has invested a lot in its destabilisation efforts in Moldova. While it may seem there has not been much return on this investment, this would be the wrong conclusion to draw. Moscow has found it quite simple to profit on the annoyances of common Moldovans by spreading a false narrative

Destabilising another neighbour: Secret document reveals Russia had plans to punish Moldova for cosying up to the West

The document was titled, 'Strategic objectives of the Russian Federation in the Republic of Moldova,' and it appears that it was written in 2021 by FSB’s Directorate for Cross-Border Cooperation. It sets out a 10-year plan on bringing Moldova within Russia’s sphere of influence

US says intelligence shows Russia stirring unrest in Moldova

The U.S. has provided $265 million in emergency support to Moldova since the start of the Russian invasion of Ukraine to help it deal with economic, energy and humanitarian crises caused by the war.

Explained: How Russia-Ukraine war is threatening Moldova and Transnistria's security

The Ukraine war and the presence of Russian troops in Transnistria have worried Moldovans and some international experts that Moldova could be Putin’s next invasion target

Wizz air suspends all flights from UK fearing it as Putin's next target

The action comes after Moldovan President Maiai Sandu accused Russia of attempting to overthrow the nation's pro-European administration by using individuals posing as protesters

Moldova denies 'direct threat' to Transnistria from Ukraine

Moscow-backed Transnistria is a narrow region bordering Ukraine, which after a war separated from Moldova in 1992. Russian soldiers have been deployed there since. Since the launch of the offensive in Ukraine a year ago, the Kremlin has been accused of raising tensions in Transnistria