The Latest Breaking News from Moldova

Moldova expels 45 Russian diplomats and embassy staff over ‘attempts to destabilise’ country

Russia given 15 August deadline to cut its embassy staff to 25 from current strength of 80

The Independent UK · Jul 27, 2023

Russia-Ukraine war: Ukrainian forces say they have recaptured frontline village after Putin says attacks have intensified – as it happened

Zelenskiy posts video showing soldiers in village of Staromaiorske; Russian president says attacks have increased primarily on frontline in Zaporizhzhia

The Guardian - AU · Jul 27, 2023

Moldova expels 45 Russian diplomats and embassy staff, citing years of ‘hostile actions’

The country’s foreign minister alluded to media reports of alleged spying equipment installed on the roof of Russia’s embassy in Chișinău

The Guardian - AU · Jul 27, 2023

Two dead in shooting at Moldova airport

Gunman is said to be a foreign national who was denied entry into the country

Evening Standard · Jun 30, 2023

U.S. sanctions Russia-backed actors over Moldovan destabilization protests

The U.S. sanctioned a group of Russian-intelligence linked individuals Monday for their role in allegedly helping the Kremlin destabilize Moldova’s democratically elected government through protests in the nation’s capitol earlier this year

The Independent UK · Jun 5, 2023

U.S. sanctions target Russian influence campaign in Moldova

The United States imposed sanctions on Monday on members of a Russian intelligence-linked group for their role in Moscow's efforts to destabilize democracy and influence elections in Moldova, the Treasury Department said.

Reuters · Jun 5, 2023

‘I don't want Russian provocations,’ says Georgia's Zurabishvili

The biggest war in Europe since 1945 has prompted several countries to try to speed up their integration with the West. Those include Ukraine itself but also nations in the western Balkans, as well as Moldova and Georgia, which has been knocking on NATO's door for many years. The former…

France 24 · Jun 2, 2023

Rishi Sunak 'annoys folk across EU' with claim about European leaders' summit

RISHI Sunak has “annoyed” experts, politicians, and journalists across Europe after claiming that the UK was “taking the lead” ...

The National (Scotland) · Jun 2, 2023

Moldova is trying to join the EU, but it will have a hard time breaking away from Russia's orbit

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.

The Conversation · Jun 2, 2023

Macron and Scholz urge Kosovo to hold fresh elections to ease Serbia tensions

Serbian and Kosovan leaders invited to impromptu talks in Moldova after unrest over polls boycotted by Serbs

The Guardian - UK · Jun 2, 2023