Republik Moldau

A new pro-Western government led by Prime Minister Dorin Recean has been sworn in in Moldova after receiving the backing of 62 lawmakers from the ruling Party of Action and Solidarity (PAS) in the 101-seat parliament.

Moldova’s President Maia Sandu accused Russia on Monday (13 February) of planning to use foreign saboteurs to bring down her country’s leadership, stop it from joining the EU, and instrumentalise it in the war against Ukraine.

Breakaway region de facto run by Moscow says new law in Moldova outlawing separatism will only harm dialogue between the two sides.

The recent Russian bombardment of neighbouring Ukraine has caused some officials in Moldova to argue that the country should abandon its neutral military stance to ensure that it is better defended.

Moldovan prosecutors and security officials will probe the alleged funding of pro-Moscow politicians by the Russian FSB intelligence service, aimed at undermining Chisinau’s pro-Western government.

Moldovan President Maia Sandu has welcomed a move by the United States to impose sanctions on several Moldovans and Russians over "systemic corruption" and their efforts to influence elections in Moldova.

Over the past three decades, relations between Gagauzia, an autonomous republic of Moldova, and the central government in Chisinau have been through many ups and downs, and, today, remain tense.

Moldova’s pro-Russian opposition leader called for snap presidential and parliamentary elections on Tuesday (2 August) and told the pro-Western government to go to Moscow to negotiate cheaper natural gas from Russia as prices soar.

The European Union is considering additional military support to Moldova, to cope with the spillover from Russia’s aggression in Ukraine, European Council President Charles Michel said on a visit to Chisinau on Wednesday (4 May).

The United States on Tuesday warned against attempts to “escalate tensions” after a series of blasts in a Russian-backed separatist region of Moldova, which borders Ukraine. While stopping short of backing Kyiv’s contention that Russia was responsible for the incidents in Transnistria, State Department spokesman Ned Price told reporters: “We do remain concerned about any potential attempts to escalate tensions.”