The Latest Breaking News from Maia Sandu

Invasion of Ukraine has fast-tracked timetable for the countries to join bloc after years of ‘economic warfare’

Vyacheslav Gladkov said the attack came from Ukrainian forces, but the Guardian could not independently verify those claims

As the war enters its 591st day, these are the main developments.

Moldovan President Maia Sandu spoke to FRANCE 24's Marc Perelman at the United Nations General Assembly in New York. In the interview, Maia Sandu discussed the war in Ukraine, security in the region and the issue of Transnistria, where several thousand Russian soldiers are stationed. She also discussed the allegations…

A two-day summit in Romania has started in the country's capital bringing together 12 European Union member states situated between the Baltic, Black and Adriatic Seas

The Ukraine conflict has brought the EU back into focus, and there is now talk of allowing the country to join.

Authorities in Moldova say a Tajikistan national who was denied entry into the country at its main international airport grabbed a guard’s weapon and fatally shot two security officers

Moldova, one of Europe’s poorest countries, straddles Ukraine to its east and European Union countries to its west – placing it in an arguably vulnerable position in the ongoing war between Ukraine and Russia.

European leaders are gathering in Moldova on Thursday in a show of diplomatic force designed to put pressure on Russia. It is also an opportunity for Moldova to drum up support for its bid to join the European Union.

Ukrainian president speaks of the importance of overturning Russia’s air supremacy with Patriot missiles and F-16s

President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said during a trip to Moldova on Thursday that Ukraine was ready to be in the NATO military alliance, and that Kyiv was waiting for the bloc to be ready to admit his country.