Republik Moldau

Moldovan border police barred a Russian delegation from entering the country to campaign for a candidate running for governor of the country’s pro-Russian region of Gagauzia.

President Maia Sandu called on the public to take to the streets in May to show there is widespread support for EU membership ahead of a summit of European leaders in Moldova. … In February, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov declared that “Moldova could have the fate of Ukraine” if it continues collaborating with the West.

Called the EU Partnership Mission in Moldova (EUPM Moldova), the team of civilian advisors is to be set up using a "fast-track" process for an initial period of two years, "with a view to launching the mission at the Foreign Affairs Council on 22 May 2023," according to an internal EU memo.

After investigative media in Moldova released an alleged 2021 official Kremlin strategy to unseat the pro-Western government, ruling party MPs called for 'pro-active policies' to counter its goals.

Moldova does not currently face “imminent military danger” but is subject to “hybrid warfare generated by Russia” that is designed to overthrow its government, its defense minister said on Monday. … The White House on Friday accused Russia of seeking to destabilize Moldova in order to install a pro-Russian government there.

President Vladimir Putin revoked on Tuesday a 2012 decree that in part underpinned Moldova's sovereignty in resolving the future of the Transdniestria region - a Moscow-backed separatist region which borders Ukraine and where Russia keeps troops.

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.