Moldova

Russia has angrily rejected the Moldovan president's claim about an alleged plot by Moscow to overthrow her government, accusing Moldova's authorities of ...

Zakharova charged that Ukrainian authorities made up the claim about a purported Russian plan to destabilize Moldova in order to draw it into a confrontation with Russia. It extends roughly 400 kilometers (250 miles) from the eastern bank of the Dniester River to the country’s border with Ukraine. "First, accusations are made with reference to purportedly classified intelligence information that cannot be verified, and then they are used to justify their own illegal actions.”

Moldova has temporarily closed its air space, the tiny eastern European country's national airline said on Tuesday.

Moldova said on Feb. Register for free to Reuters and know the full story Moldova's civil aviation authority said an advisory was issued to pilots at 11:24 a.m.

Serbia and Montenegro have asked for an explanation after Moldova claimed that some of their citizens might be involved in a Russian-backed plot to ...

Twelve Serbian citizens said they flew to Moldova on Monday as tourists to watch a football match between Partizan Belgrade and Sheriff Tiraspol from Transistria but were held at Chisinau airport and barred from entering the country. If there are suspicions regarding the reason for their entry, they are returned home,” said Cheptonar. “They failed with people paid by fugitive oligarch Ilan Shor and now they are trying these actions with outsiders.

On February 9, President of Ukraine Vladimir Zelensky said that he had previously handed over to the Moldovan authorities Russian plans to organize a coup.

They noted that those football fans who had already arrived in the country were deported. “At first, it was planned that fans of the Serbian team would arrive in our country. This was stated by the MP from the ruling party of Moldova, “Action and Solidarity” Adrian Keptonar, on the air of local television.

The Moldovan telecom market has been affected by a combination of high unemployment and economic difficulties which have led to constraints on consumer spend.

The Republic of Moldova is continuously transforming, directly affected by regional and global events: the rise in the cost of energy and food products, ...

In this extremely difficult context, in addition to the short-term interventions needed to cope with the current crises, the Government has proposed to define a medium- and long-term development vision, in order to strengthen our resilience to future crises and create the basis for a sustainable and inclusive development of the country. Use the free [Adobe Acrobat Reader](http://www.imf.org/adobe) to view this PDF file February 14, 2023

Moldova closed it airspace temporarily on February 14 following a warning by President Maia Sandu that Russia was planning destabilizing actions by using ...

Belarusian authorities have moved to shut down critical and nonstate media outlets and human rights bodies in the wake of mass protests that erupted after the 2020 presidential election that the opposition said was rigged. To read the original story from Reuters, [click here](https://www.reuters.com/lifestyle/sports/russias-gymnastics-wrestling-federations-invited-asian-games-officials-2023-02-14/). According to Tasmaghambetov, the military drills to be conducted by the military forces of Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, and Tajikistan will be called Interaction, Search, and Echelon. [Live Briefing](https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-russia-crisis-crosshairs-live-briefing/31668477.html) gives you all of the latest developments on Russia's ongoing invasion, Kyiv's counteroffensive, Western military aid, global reaction, and the plight of civilians. Armenia, engaged in a dispute with Azerbaijan over the Nagorno-Karabakh region, said last month it would be unreasonable for it to host the drills of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) in the near future. Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi arrived in China on February 14 for a three-day visit, flanked by a large delegation that includes his central bank chief and ministers for trade, the economy, and oil. Kyrgyzstan will host a Russia-led security bloc's peacekeeping drills this year instead of Armenia, which last month declined to host the exercises, the bloc's chief of staff said on February 14. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) announced last month that athletes from Russia and Belarus, barred from competing in European qualifiers due to the invasion of Ukraine, might be allowed to earn slots for the 2024 Olympics through Asian qualifying. Russia's gymnastics and wrestling federations said on February 14 that they had been invited to take part in this year's Asian Games, a move that could potentially pave the way for their athletes to qualify for next year's Paris Olympics. [found](https://www.justice.gov/usao-ma/pr/russian-businessman-found-guilty-90-million-hack-trade-conspiracy) guilty on all charges against him, including wire fraud and securities fraud, after a two-week trial in federal court in Boston. A Russian millionaire with ties to the Kremlin was convicted on February 14 of participating in an elaborate $90 million insider-trading scheme using secret earnings information from companies such as Microsoft that was stolen from U.S. "In this context, the importance of the unconditional fulfillment of relevant agreements reached between Russia, Azerbaijan, and Armenia at a high level was emphasized," the press service said.

Moldova closed its airspace for undisclosed reasons a day after its president accused Russia of wanting to overthrow her government.

Since the invasion, Moldova, a former Soviet republic, has been trying to move closer to its European partners. Moldova shares a border with Ukraine and since the Russian invasion of that country began in February 2022, it has already twice complained about Russian missiles violating its airspace. Last Friday it complained about the alleged intrusion of a missile aimed at Ukrainian territory.

Moldova shut its airspace and reopened it to flights a few hours later Tuesday, a day after its president accused Russia of plotting to overthrow the ...

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The tiny country of Moldova, which borders Ukraine, has accused Russia of trying to overthrow its leadership. On Monday, Moldova's president said Russia planned to use foreign saboteurs to launch a coup, stop Moldova joining the European Union and use ...

Our main goal is the security of citizens and the state. Our goal is peace and public order in the country.President Maia Sandu In an interview with US outlet Politico, she said: “Now, there is a serious discussion … Our goal is peace and public order in the country," President Sandu told a media briefing. On Tuesday, the government barred fans from attending an upcoming home football match against a Serbian team. She said the plan involved citizens of Russia, Montenegro, Belarus and Serbia entering Moldova to try to spark protests in an attempt to "change the legitimate government to an illegal government controlled by the Russian Federation."