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News Articles: Moldova

A chimney and pipes of the BKM Nonprofit Fotav Zrt power plant in Budapest, Hungary, on Jan. 3. The subzero temperatures coincide with the end of the Russia-Ukraine pipeline transit deal, leaving the region without a key source of gas supply.

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  • World

Here's what's behind Russia cutting off its last gas line to Europe

A decades-long Russian-Ukrainian transit gas deal to Europe ended on Jan. 1. For now, the most acute effects are being felt in a region called Transnistria, on the eastern edge of Moldova.

January 09, 2025
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  • Charles Maynes
Moldova's President Maia Sandu smiles while holding a bouquet of flowers as she celebrates with supporters the preliminary results of the presidential election runoff, in Chisinau, Moldova, Sunday, Nov. 3, 2024.

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  • Europe

Moldova’s pro-Western president wins vote overshadowed by Russian meddling claims

Moldova’s pro-Western President Maia Sandu has won a second term in a pivotal presidential runoff against a Russia-friendly opponent, in a race that was overshadowed by claims of Russian interference.

November 04, 2024
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  • The Associated Press
A Latvian choir, celebrating their victory in an international competition in Moldova, cheers in support of the European referendum near the Moldovan Parliament on Monday in Chișinău, Moldova.

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  • Europe

Moldova barely approves its EU referendum amid allegations of Russian interference

Moldova voted in favor of adding a path to the European Union to its constitution, and gave the incumbent president the most votes in elections Sunday, but neither result was the win leaders wanted.

October 21, 2024
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By:
  • Charles Maynes
A demonstration in support of European Union integration, in Chișinău, Moldova, May 21, 2023.

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  • World

Moldova accuses Russia of meddling ahead of its elections and an EU referendum

Moldovans will vote for a new president and on a constitutional amendment regarding its path to the EU. Both votes will take place amid accusations of Russian meddling, vote buying and disinformation.

October 19, 2024
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  • Will Baxter
Lindsay Lohan and other celebrities were tricked into calling for the ouster of Moldova's president through videos requested on the Cameo app that were edited and posted on TikTok.

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  • National

Cameo is being used for political propaganda — by tricking the stars involved

Lindsay Lohan and other celebrities were tricked into calling for the ouster of Moldova's president. It's the latest example of the Cameo app being used for an apparent political propaganda operation.

February 27, 2024
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  • Shannon Bond
A protest against the Moldovan government and pro-EU President Maia Sandu in the capital Chisinau on Feb. 19, 2023.

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  • Europe

From TV to Telegram to TikTok, Moldova is being flooded with Russian propaganda

Researchers warn that Russia is using the same kinds of techniques it tried in Ukraine to destabilize its pro-European neighbor, Moldova.

March 09, 2023
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  • Shannon Bond
Moldovan Prime Minister designate Dorin Recean waits as President Maia Sandu (left) announces he is appointed to form a new government in Chisinau, Moldova, on Friday.

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  • Europe

Moldova's government, stressed by war in neighboring Ukraine, undergoes a shakeup

Moldova's president tapped her defense and security adviser, pro-Western economist Dorin Recean, to succeed the prime minister who resigned 18 months into a tenure tested by Russia's war in Ukraine.

February 10, 2023
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  • The Associated Press
Raise Grigorievna Dreama's daughters Malina (left) and Ramina (center) and her granddaughter Monica (right) sit in their room at a temporary Chisinau housing center for refugees, mostly hosting people from the Roma community and other minority groups from Ukraine, in April.

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  • World

Roma refugees who fled from Ukraine to Moldova are now in limbo

Many slipped across the border as the war began, but lack passports or other official forms of ID. They struggle to prove their eligibility for humanitarian aid — and to cross into other countries.

May 21, 2022
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  • Betsy Joles
Russian troops arrive back in the Russian city of Ivanovo on Jan. 15 after serving briefly in the former Soviet republic of Kazakhstan. The Russian forces were dispatched to help Kazakhstan's President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev stamp out widespread protests against his authoritarian rule. Kazakhstan is just one of five former Soviet republic where Russian troops have been operating this year.

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  • Europe

Ukraine is the focus, but Russian troops are in several ex-Soviet republics

Russian forces have been active in multiple former Soviet republics this year, a reflection of Russian leader Vladimir Putin's desire to maintain a 'sphere of influence' beyond Russia's borders.

May 02, 2022
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  • Greg Myre
The home to the ministry of state security in Tiraspol, the capital of the breakaway region of Trans-Dniester (also known as Transnistria), was reportedly damaged by several explosions in the disputed territory in Moldova on Monday.

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  • Europe

Russian-occupied area of Moldova blames Ukrainian militants for explosions

Trans-Dniester doesn't usually get much attention. But European leaders are watching it closely because it hosts about 1,500 Russian troops and shares a 250-mile border with Ukraine.

April 26, 2022
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  • Frank Langfitt
A soldier and a woman walk past the headquarters for Russian troops in September 2021 in the town of Tiraspol, in Trans-Dniester, a pro-Russian region that declared independence from Moldova but is internationally unrecognized. Russia has stationed 1,500 soldiers in the area.

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  • World

With war next door, Moldova faces a dilemma as Eastern Europe's most vulnerable state

One of Europe's poorest countries, Moldova has a separatist region that hosts 1,500 Russian troops. Since the Ukraine war, Moldova's applied to join the EU, even as it keeps a policy of neutrality.

April 15, 2022
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  • Frank Langfitt

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