Mar 10 White House says intelligence shows Russia is stirring unrest in Moldova By Aamer Madhani, Stephen McGrath, Associated Press The White House says that U.S. intelligence officials have determined that people with ties to the Russian intelligence community are planning to stage protests in Moldova in hopes of toppling the Moldovan government. Continue reading
Feb 17 Facebook ran ads in Moldova for an oligarch sanctioned by the U.S. By David Klepper, Stephen McGrath, Associated Press Facebook allowed a Moldovan oligarch with ties to the Kremlin to run ads on its platform urging protests against that country's government — even though he and his political party are subject to U.S. sanctions. Continue reading
Feb 16 Moldova's new pro-Western government faces 'crises' amid Russia's war in Ukraine By Stephen McGrath, Cristian Jardan, Associated Press Moldova's new government led by pro-Western economist Dorin Recean has been sworn in after winning Parliament's approval, as the small former Soviet republic signaled a shift to security concerns amid Russia's war in neighboring Ukraine. Continue reading
Feb 16 WATCH: State Department holds briefing as Moldova swears in new government By Associated Press State Department deputy spokesman Vedant Patel held a news briefing on Thursday as Moldova swore in its new pro-Western government. Continue reading
Feb 14 Russia rejects claims it plans to destabilize Moldova By Associated Press Russia on Tuesday angrily rejected the Moldovan president's claims about an alleged plot by Moscow to overthrow her government and accused Moldovan authorities of trying to distract attention away from the country's own problems. Continue reading
Feb 13 Moldova president outlines Russian 'plan' to topple government By Stephen McGrath, Cristian Jardan, Associated Press President Sandu's briefing Monday comes a week after Ukrainian President Zelenskyy said his country had intercepted plans by Russian secret services to destroy Moldova, claims that were later confirmed by Moldovan intelligence. Continue reading
Nov 23 Officials say most Ukrainians left without power after barrage of Russian strikes By John Leicester, Sam Mednick, Associated Press Multiple regions reported attacks in quick succession and Ukraine’s Energy Ministry said that “the vast majority of electricity consumers were cut off.”… Continue reading
Jun 23 Moldova, bordering war-torn Ukraine, gets EU candidacy By Stephen McGrath, Associated Press The European Union has announced that it has granted EU candidate status to Moldova, a poor non-NATO Eastern European country bordering war-torn Ukraine, which likely won't enjoy the perks of full bloc membership for years to come. Continue reading
Apr 07 Watch 6:44 Amid Russian attacks on Ukraine, former Soviet republic of Moldova fears it could be next By Willem Marx, Olga Cortaz Like other former Soviet Republics, Moldova has increasing concerns about its security in the wake of Russia's war on Ukraine. Not only is it hosting hundreds of thousands of refugees, it has had Russian troops on its territory for years… Continue watching
Mar 24 Watch 7:33 Mass exodus of Ukrainians strains capacity of neighboring Moldova By Willem Marx Millions of Ukrainians have fled the war and sought refuge in nations to the west, including Moldova, the most-impoverished nation in Europe. More than 300,000 refugees have arrived in the former Soviet republic, which has a population of 2.9 million… Continue watching