Ukraine’s president hails move as ‘strong and historic step’ that paves way to a stronger EU. The European Union’s executive has recommended opening formal membership talks with Ukraine, as soon as it meets final conditions, in a major show of support for Kyiv in its battle against Russia. “This is a strong and historic step…
Here is the situation on Saturday, August 19, 2023. Fighting A Ukrainian drone smashed into a building in central Moscow after Russian air defences shot it down, disrupting air traffic at all of the four civilian airports in the Russian capital. The number of Ukrainian and Russian soldiers killed or wounded in Ukraine since the…
The party, whose MPs will retain their seats as independents, has led rallies against pro-West President Maia Sandu. Moldova’s Constitutional Court has banned the pro-Russian Shor party and said a wave of anti-government protests led by the group were “unconstitutional”. Under the court’s decision on Monday, the party is considered dissolved from the moment the…
Demonstrators called on political leaders to amend the constitution to specifically mention the country’s European orientation. Tens of thousands of Moldovans rallied in the capital Chisinau to support their pro-Western government’s drive towards Europe amid what officials have said are Russian efforts to destabilise their country. More than 75,000 people participated on Sunday in the…
Molovata Noua, Moldova – Memories of March 1992 weigh heavily on Alexandra Besleaga. She was 17 at the time, when fighting was raging and the order was given to evacuate women and children from the Moldovan enclave of Molovata Noua. Situated on the east bank of the Dniester River, the village is isolated from the…
Kyiv, Ukraine – Moldova, a tiny nation west of Ukraine, is fending off a string of crises caused by the Russian-Ukrainian war. Energy prices are astronomically high, inflation has jumped above 30 percent, and elderly Moldovans receive utility bills that are larger than their pensions. Moldova faces a “civil conflict”, pro-Russian forces say, while their…
Some 4,500 people decrying high prices massed in the capital Chisinau to protest against President Maia Sandu. Police in Moldova have detained more than 50 people as thousands gathered to protest against the pro-European President Maia Sandu. Some 4,500 protesters decrying high prices massed in the capital Chisinau on Sunday, but police in riot gear…
The government in Chișinău says it is investigating the alleged incident as Kyiv cites a Russian provocation. Pro-Moscow separatists in Transnistria, a breakaway region of Moldova, say they had thwarted an assassination attempt on their leader, which they accuse Ukrainian security services of organising. Kyiv rejected the accusations on Thursday as a Kremlin “provocation” in…