Moldova

2023 - 2 - 11

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Moldova's pro-EU government falls after months of pressure from ... (POLITICO.eu)

Moldova was granted EU candidate status last June, but has faced intense pressure from Moscow. Briefing of Prime Minister of Moldova Natalia ...

In an [interview](https://www.politico.eu/newsletter/eu-confidential/new-eu-confidential-podcast-episode-eu-ukraine-summit-fighter-jets-moldovan-president-maia-sandu/) with POLITICO last month, Sandu accused Russia of using the energy crisis and spiraling costs to “bring instability to Moldova,” referring to disinformation efforts by Russia to stoke anti-government feeling. about our capacity to defend ourselves, whether we can do it ourselves, or whether we should be part of a larger alliance,” she said. [Friday](https://twitter.com/Daniel_Voda/status/1623995778703261699?s=20&t=endJjsRwGJwwO1nXqqo76A) it would summon the Russian ambassador over the “unacceptable violation of [Moldova’s] airspace by a Russian missile” which flew over the country as part of an extensive [Russian attack](https://www.politico.eu/article/kyiv-ukraine-offensive-russia-launch-missile-raids-troops-near-kupyansk/) on Ukraine. [surprise press briefing](https://pfseb726.r.eu-west-1.awstrack.me/L0/https:%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FNataliaGavrilitaPM%2Fvideos%2F6305694576130313/1/010201863b373c7b-258474c9-c960-4f7d-babd-5daca73da2d1-000000/U5oXsCc0l_v1PPF6VjBoUjH1Eho=308) Friday, Prime Minister Natalia Gavrilița announced she was resigning together with her pro-Western government. “Moldova is entering a new phase, one in which security is our priority,” she added. [confirmed](https://www.g4media.ro/serviciul-secret-din-moldova-confirma-ca-ucraina-i-a-transmis-informatii-despre-un-plan-al-rusiei-pentru-destabilizarea-tarii.html) they had also identified “subversive activities” aimed at “undermining the state of the Republic of Moldova, destabilizing and violating public order.” [told ](https://www.politico.eu/article/maia-sandu-moldova-nato-alliance-joining-ukraine-war-russia-invasion/)POLITICO last month that a “serious discussion” was now taking place in the country, following the Russian invasion of Ukraine, including the possibility of joining a defense alliance. [Thursday’s European summit](https://www.standard.co.uk/news/world/zelensk-ukraine-intercepted-russian-plans-to-destroy-moldova-b1059241.html) in Brussels that Ukraine had intercepted Russian plans to “destroy” Moldova. “And if we come, at some point, to the conclusion as a nation that we need to change neutrality, this should happen through a democratic process.” [accused](https://www.politico.eu/article/moldova-energy-crisis-inflation-russia-ukraine-war/) Russia, which bases soldiers in the breakaway region of Transnistria in the east, of stirring unrest in the country, including protests in the capital, Chișinău. [said](https://www.digi24.ro/stiri/externe/criza-politica-in-republica-moldova-premierul-natalia-gavrilita-a-demisionat-2247373) she would launch discussions with the political parties in parliament to appoint a new prime minister. Moldova was granted candidate status to the European Union [last June](https://pfseb726.r.eu-west-1.awstrack.me/L0/https:%2F%2Fwww.politico.eu%2Farticle%2Feu-leaders-grant-ukraine-and-moldova-candidate-status%2F/1/010201863b373c7b-258474c9-c960-4f7d-babd-5daca73da2d1-000000/xiKzJA8WMxJtonn8qslKLvJl0U8=308), together with Ukraine, but the government has faced intense pressure from Moscow, which has sought to undermine its authority.

Moldova PM quits as Ukraine war erodes support for pro-EU ... (Financial Times)

Moldova's prime minister Natalia Gavrilita has resigned citing a lack of support for her government as it struggles with the fallout from Russia's war ...

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Moldovan PM resigns blaming 'crises caused by Russian aggression' (The Guardian)

Pro-western Natalia Gavrilita quits as Russian ambassador summoned over apparent violation of airspace.

“In spite of unprecedented challenges, the country was governed responsibly, with a lot of attention and dedicated work.” Russia, however, has troops in Moldova’s breakaway region of Transdniestria and opposes any move to join the 27-nation bloc. “Thank you so much for your enormous sacrifice and efforts to lead the country in a time of so many crises,” Sandu said.

Moldova Prime Minister, Government Resigns (Voice of America)

Moldovan Prime Minister Natalia Gavrilita announced Friday she and her government were resigning after 18 months, as Russia's invasion of neighboring ...

She said under Gavrilita, "the country was governed responsibly, with a lot of attention and dedicated work. Friday's events come one day after Zelenskyy told European Union leaders in Brussels his country had intercepted a detailed Russian plan to destroy Moldova politically, by breaking down the democratic order and establishing control, as it has attempted to do in Ukraine. And in a video message Friday, Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said a Russian missile targeting his nation passed through Moldovan airspace.

Moldovan government resigns in wake of multiple crises (BBC News)

The country, which neighbours Ukraine, is battling inflation, an energy crisis and Russian aggression.

It caused inflation to skyrocket and there was public unrest over the high energy costs. The Moldovan parliament will vote to confirm his nomination next week. "These documents show who, when and how Russia is going to break democracy of Moldova and establish control," he told EU leaders at a summit in Brussels. President Maia Sandu thanked Ms Gavrilita for her "enormous sacrifice and efforts to lead the country in a time of so many crises". "I took over the government with an anti-corruption, pro-development and pro-European mandate at a time when corruption schemes had captured all the institutions and the oligarchs felt untouchable," Ms Gavrilita said at a news conference. Announcing her resignation on Friday, Ms Gavrilita said that when her government was elected in 2021, no one expected it would have to manage "so many crises caused by Russian aggression in Ukraine".

Moldova's government, stressed by war in neighboring Ukraine ... (NPR)

CHISINAU, Moldova — Moldova's president tapped her defense and security adviser, pro-Western economist Dorin Recean, to succeed Prime Minister Natalia ...

Compounding that has been missiles from the war that have traversed its skies and missile debris that has been discovered on its territory. "We were immediately faced with energy blackmail, and those who did this hoped that we would give in." The difficulties of 2022 postponed some of our plans, but they did not stop us," President Sandu said, adding that in 2023 she wants to focus on revamping key areas such as Moldova's economy and justice sector.

Pro-Western Recean set to succeed Moldova's PM who resigned (Associated Press)

CHISINAU, Moldova (AP) — Moldova's president tapped her defense and security adviser, pro-Western economist Dorin Recean, to succeed Prime Minister Natalia ...

“We were immediately faced with energy blackmail, and those who did this hoped that we would give in.” Compounding that has been missiles from the war that have traversed its skies and missile debris that has been The difficulties of 2022 postponed some of our plans, but they did not stop us,” President Sandu said, adding that in 2023 she wants to focus on revamping key areas such as Moldova’s economy and justice sector.

Moldova's pro-EU government falls amid economic turmoil, Russian ... (EURACTIV)

In a surprise announcement, Moldova's Prime Minister Natalia Gavrilița announced she was resigning together with the rest of the government, which had been in ...

“In spite of unprecedented challenges, the country was governed responsibly, with a lot of attention and dedicated work. “We resolutely reject the latest unfriendly actions and statements against Moldova, which is absolutely unacceptable for our people,” the country’s foreign ministry said in a statement. In the latest tensions with Moscow over the war, the government said shortly before Gavrilița’s resignation that a Russian missile had violated Moldovan airspace and summoned Russia’s ambassador to protest. “We saw the anti-government protests, bomb threats, cybersecurity attacks and we think that this is part of a larger effort of various groups that want to prevent the European integration of Moldova and to thwart the government from this path,” she told EURACTIV in Brussels. “Thank you so much for your enormous sacrifice and efforts to lead the country in a time of so many crises,” Sandu wrote on Facebook. “Moldova is a collateral victim of the war in Ukraine and has faced multiple crises, overlapping crises since the onset of the war,” Gavrilița said.

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