RFE/RL’s Moldova Service reaches 30 percent of the population in Moldova each week, increasing listeners’ understanding of local, regional, and global events.
RFE/RL’s Moldovan Service spoke with residents in Moldova’s breakaway region about the unfolding energy crisis and found that while many are struggling, most blame the authorities in Chisinau, rather than Moscow.
Moldova has accused Moscow of energy "blackmail" and dismissed allegations by Russian energy giant Gazprom that Ukraine is withholding deliveries intended for its neighbor as "manipulation" meant to justify cutting supplies for Chisinau.
International donors have pledged more than 100 million euros ($102 million) to help Moldova deal with the consequences of the war in Ukraine, French President Emmanuel Macron said on November 21 in Paris after a conference to raise money for the impoverished EU candidate country.
Former President Igor Dodon has been released from house arrest in connection with multiple criminal charges but ordered to not leave the country for 60 days.
Russian missile strikes on Ukraine caused a brief power outage throughout neighboring Moldova on November 15.
Moldova's president, prime minister, and members of the senior ruling party gathered for an urgent weekend meeting after weeks of anti-government protests, pressure from Moscow, and social media hacks that targeted top officials.
The first Ukrainian train has pulled into the central station of the Moldovan capital, Chisinau, restoring a passenger rail link that was abandoned 24 years ago. Flights between Kyiv and Chisinau were canceled after Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February.
EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has paid an official visit to Moldova, where she announced a 250 million-euro ($250 million) financial package to help one of Europe's poorest countries overcome a severe energy crisis amid Russia's war in Ukraine.
A volunteer in the central Moldovan village of Gidighici is helping elderly residents to apply online for government subsidies for those who heat their homes with coal or wood.
Ilan Shor is a shady businessman, convicted of fraud in connection with the biggest bank heist ever in Moldova. Now, Russia's Federal Security Service is allegedly bankrolling the Israeli-based oligarch to destabilize the former Soviet republic.
Moscow and Chisinau exchanged diplomatic expulsions after a Russian missile that was shot down by Ukraine fell in a Moldovan village
A Russian missile shot down by Ukrainian air defenses fell on a village in northern Moldova on October 31, causing minor damage but no injuries, the Moldovan Interior Ministry said.
A large part of Moldova's military equipment dates back to Soviet times and is in urgent need of replacement, Defense Minister Anatolie Nosatii told RFE/RL.
Moldovan President Maia Sandu has called on the government to give special powers to security forces to crack down on an ongoing street protest that she said was aimed at installing a pro-Russian leadership.
German Defense Minister Christine Lambrecht has said Berlin is prepared to provide drones and other military equipment to Moldova as Chisinau looks warily at Russia’s intensions in the region following its invasion of Ukraine.
Supporters of a fugitive businessman's pro-Russian party have led thousands in a protest outside the Moldovan president's official residence in Chisinau to complain about gas and other price hikes and press their demands for early elections.
Air Moldova has announced that it will resume flights to Moscow following a seven-month suspension.
Moldovan President Maia Sandu marked the 31st anniversary of the small nation’s independence following the collapse of the Soviet Union with a speech that included a condemnation of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and a push for the country's eventual EU membership.
Vira Derevenko has an entire refugee camp almost entirely to herself. She is one of just three people still living among the lines of tents in Moldova, where she came six months ago. She has refused an offer of more comfortable housing from the authorities, and does not feel able to return home.
Moldova's parliament voted on July 28 to extend a state of emergency for 60 days after the government said it still needed special powers to deal with the fallout from Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
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