Fake bombs and failed coup: Moldova smoulders on border of Russia’s war
THOMAS ESCRITT, of Reuters, reports from the former Soviet republic amid growing tensions with Russia…
Essay: Five things to know about Moldova and Transnistria – and why Russia’s war in Ukraine is threatening their security, too
In an article first published on The Conversation, US-based scholar of Eastern European politics, TATSIANA KULAKEVICH, looks at the background to the tensions between Russia and Moldova…
Missiles pound Ukraine as Russia eyes Bakhmut’s capture by April
Kyiv, Ukraine Reuters Russia rained missiles across Ukraine on Thursday and struck its largest oil refinery, Kyiv said, while the head of the Wagner mercenary group predicted the long-besieged city of Bakhmut would take weeks if not months to fall. Following a pattern of heavy bombardments after Ukrainian battlefield or diplomatic gains, Russia launched 36 […]
EU backs Ukraine’s membership bid to “live the European dream”
Brussels, Belgium/Kyiv, Ukraine Reuters The European Union gave its blessing on Friday for Ukraine and its neighbour Moldova to become candidates to join, in the most dramatic geopolitical shift to result from Russia’s invasion. “Ukrainians are ready to die for the European perspective,” European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen told a news conference, wearing […]
Ukraine says all women, children now evacuated from Mariupol steel mill
Kyiv, UkraineReuters All women, children and elderly civilians have been evacuated from the Azovstal steel mill in Mariupol, Ukrainian officials said on Saturday, after a week-long effort rescued hundreds of people during an ongoing Russian assault at the plant. “This part of the Mariupol humanitarian operation is over,” Deputy Prime Minister Iryna Vereshchuk wrote on […]
Quick facts – What is the breakaway Transdniestria region of Moldova where tensions are rising?
Chisinau, Moldova Reuters Tensions are rising in the breakaway Moldovan region of Transdniestria, adjacent to Ukraine, where authorities say explosions have hit radio masts and the state security service headquarters in the space of a day. Here’s why the region is emerging as a possible new flashpoint of the war in Ukraine. An old trolleybus […]
Ukraine accuses Russia of blackmail with plan to halt gas to Poland
Warsaw, Poland/Ramstein Air Base, GermanyReuters Kyiv accused Russia of blackmailing Europe by cutting off gas supplies to Poland and Bulgaria as the crisis in Ukraine deepened, with tensions surging in nearby Moldova and Moscow warning the West to back off. NATO member and staunch Kremlin opponent Poland is among the European countries seeking the toughest […]
“And who will come next?” warns Zelenskiy after Russian general eyes southern Ukraine
Kyiv/Mariupol, Ukraine Reuters Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy warned that Russia’s invasion of his country was just the beginning and that Moscow has designs on capturing other countries after a Russian general said it wants full control over southern Ukraine. “All the nations that, like us, believe in the victory of life over death must fight […]
Russian warship sinks in Black Sea after explosion, Russian defence ministry says
Kyiv/Lviv, Ukraine Reuters Russia’s lead warship in the Black Sea sank on Thursday, Russia’s defence ministry announced, after what Ukraine said was a missile strike and Russia described as an explosion of ammunition on board. The loss of the Moskva, the flagship in Russia’s Black Sea fleet, occurred as it was being towed to port […]
Moldova watching pro-Russia breakaway region for any escalation, says minister
Chisinau, MoldovaReuters Moldova is monitoring its breakaway pro-Russian region of Transdniestria for any sign of escalating tensions following Russia’s invasion of neighbouring Ukraine, Foreign Minister Nicu Popescu said on Tuesday. Transdniestria is a narrow strip of land held by pro-Russian separatists that runs along the east of Moldova and comes to within about 40 kilometres […]