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Moldova: Former Russian President Dodon Detained – Suspected of Betrayal and Corruption

Moldova: Former Russian President Dodon Detained – Suspected of Betrayal and Corruption Moldova: Former Russian President Dodon Detained – Suspected of Betrayal and Corruption

Former Moldovan (Moldovan) pro-Russian President Igor Dodon has been arrested on suspicion of treason and corruption, prosecutors say in a country where tensions between pro-Western and pro-Russian have risen with the war in Ukraine. “Igor Dodon was arrested this morning and remanded in custody for 72 hours. president and at his residence in Chisinau, the […]

Britain wants to equip Moldova to protect it from Russian threat

Britain wants to equip Moldova to protect it from Russian threat Britain wants to equip Moldova to protect it from Russian threat

Britain wants to send modern equipment to Moldova to protect it from the threat of Russian invasion, writes The Telegraph, citing Foreign Minister Liz Tras. The foreign minister told the newspaper that Russian President Vladimir Putin was determined to create a “bigger Russia” despite the fact that his invasion of Ukraine had failed miserably. Russia […]

Macron: EU to respond ‘quickly’ to Moldova’s application for membership

Macron: EU to respond ‘quickly’ to Moldova’s application for membership Macron: EU to respond ‘quickly’ to Moldova’s application for membership

French President Emmanuel Macron said on Thursday he wanted to see the European Union respond “swiftly” to Moldova’s request for membership in statements made during a meeting with his Moldovan counterpart Maia Santou in Paris. , according to Reuters. The French head of state added that the risk of the war treaty spreading between Russia […]

Moldova: The central bank expects inflation at 27.3% in 2022

Moldova: The central bank expects inflation at 27.3% in 2022 Moldova: The central bank expects inflation at 27.3% in 2022

The Central Bank of Moldova has raised its inflation forecast for 2022 to 27.3% from 18.8% due to the war in Ukraine and the pandemic. The governor of the Central Bank of Moldova, Octavian Armasu, said he expects inflation to slow to 16.5% in 2023. Inflation rose to 27.07% in April on an annual basis, […]

Moldova: New explosions in Transnistria, according to a statement from the breakaway region

Moldova: New explosions in Transnistria, according to a statement from the breakaway region Moldova: New explosions in Transnistria, according to a statement from the breakaway region

Authorities in Transnistria, the pro-Russian breakaway region of Moldova, said on Friday night that four people had been killed in four explosions at an old airport in a village on the border with Ukraine. “There were four explosions near the village of Voronkovo ​​in the Ribnitsa area, at the site of the old airport,” the […]

Transnistria: Pro-Russian authorities accuse Ukraine of a new drone strike

Transnistria: Pro-Russian authorities accuse Ukraine of a new drone strike Transnistria: Pro-Russian authorities accuse Ukraine of a new drone strike

The government of pro-Russian separatists in Transnistria, a de facto breakaway province of Moldova since 1992, has accused Ukraine of attacking a drone loaded with explosive-laden unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) on Tuesday, destroying facilities. “According to experts, the UAV” with the dangerous cargo was sent from the Ukrainian side, “said a statement from the Transnistrian […]

The Times: Russia prepares ground for occupation of Moldova

The Times: Russia prepares ground for occupation of Moldova The Times: Russia prepares ground for occupation of Moldova

Russia will try to open a new front against Ukraine from Moldova, according to Ukrainian military sources quoted by The Times. One source said there were “a number of indications” that an attack was imminent in the near future in the former Soviet state, which has only 3,250 troops in its army. A successful occupation […]

Bloomberg: Putin’s war poses dangers for Moldova and pro-Russian enclave

Bloomberg: Putin’s war poses dangers for Moldova and pro-Russian enclave Bloomberg: Putin’s war poses dangers for Moldova and pro-Russian enclave

Tensions are rising in pro-Russian separatist Transnistrian territory in Moldova, with ominous comments from Moscow raising fears that the conflict in Ukraine could spread to the neighboring country, according to Bloomberg. As soon as he returned from the pocket, a senior security observer said that neither side wanted to get involved in the war of […]

Süddeutsche Zeitung: Little Moldova and the West

Süddeutsche Zeitung: Little Moldova and the West Moldova: Former Russian President Dodon Detained – Suspected of Betrayal and Corruption

The repatriation of refugees to the Aegean, the small Moldova that is increasingly being targeted by the war and inflation in the German press. The issue of the repatriation of refugees to the Aegean, which in fact seems to be causing the resignation of the head of Frontex, comes back once again. Spiegel writes: “The […]

Ukrainian War: The New Front Threatened to Open in the West

Ukrainian War: The New Front Threatened to Open in the West Transnistria: Pro-Russian authorities accuse Ukraine of a new drone strike

By Costas Raptis Transnistria (which its inhabitants prefer to call Transnistria) is a narrow strip of land between the Dniester River and the borders of the (formerly Soviet) Republic of Moldova with Ukraine. But Moldova has not been in control of the region for three decades. Transnistria is another “frozen conflict” (like those of the […]