EPA-EFE/Dumitru Doru
Russia has long harboured territorial ambitions in this former Soviet republic.
People take part in a pro-European Union rally in Chisinau, the capital of Moldova, on May 21, 2023.
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Lack of control over its borders and corruption are two of the issues that could complicate Moldova’s bid to join the EU.
A Reaper drone like the one downed over the Black Sea costs about US$56 million, according to the Pentagon.
EPA-EFE/Airman 1st Class William Rio Rosado
A selection of our coverage of the conflict over the past fortnight.
Marina Tauber, vice-president of Moldova’s Russia-friendly Shor Party, leads a demonstration in the capital, Chisinau, against the pro-western government and low living standards.
AP Photo/Aurel Obreja)
There are fears that Russia might try to compensate for its poor performance in Ukraine by upping its meddling in neighbouring countries.
A view of Tiraspol, the self-declared capital of Transnistria in April 2022.
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Moldova’s government has said that Russia is trying to overthrow its Western-leaning government and set up its own leaders there.
Coup worries: Moldovan president Maia Sandu.
EPA-EFE/Dumitru Doru
Reports of a planned coup in Moldova have revived fears about the Kremlin’s intentions for Ukraine’s pro-European neighbour.
The aftermath of a drone attack on Kyiv, October 17 2022.
EPA-EFE/Oleg Petrasyuk
Some of the key articles from our coverage of the war in Ukraine over the past week.
Ukrainian soldiers are counterattacking in the east of the country.
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Vladmir Putin has a new problem. His invasion of Ukraine is not just bogged down. It’s going backwards.
Apprehension: peace demonstrators in Chisinau, the capital of , Moldova, April 2022.
EPA-EFE/Dumitru Doru
A digest of the week’s coverage of the war against Ukraine.
Ukraine destroyed a railway, shown on April 2, 2022, to prevent passage from Transnistria to Ukraine.
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Military tensions and political concern are heating up in Transnistria, a breakaway state of Moldova that borders Ukraine. An Eastern European expert answers four key questions about this region.
Stage two: the Russian president, Vladimir Putin, meeting with defence minister Sergei Shoigu in the Kremlin, April 2022.
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As Russia prepares to take more Ukrainian territory, Moldova could be next on Putin’s target list.
Resistance: a Ukrainian reservist during a military exercise at a training ground near Kiev.
EPA-EFE/Sergey Dolzhenko
With the failure of talks, a Russian incursion into Ukraine has become more likely. But any invasion would face fierce resistance.
Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelensky, visiting troops on the frontline with pro-Russian separatists in the Donbas region.
EPA-EFE/Presidential press service handout
When the Soviet Union collapsed in December 1991, Russia formed a bloc with Ukraine and Belarus. The region is now at the centre of escalating tensions between Russia and the west.
Sovereign state: the newly opened Moldovan Parliament.
EPA/Dumitru Doru
NATO foreign ministers have agreed to suspend all cooperation with Russia and bolster their defence posture in the Baltic states and Poland. This move reflects the continuing perception of a Russian threat…