Russia’s Empire-Building Stumbles Over Tiny Moldova, as Maia Sandu Is Re-elected President. Vote is a setback for President Putin’s campaign to regain control over states surrounding Russia. Moldova's ...

Moldova is a small country, for those not familiar. I'd like to maybe get a brief history lesson from you on why it's become sort of the latest flash point between Russia and the West.

CHISINAU (Reuters) -Moldova briefly closed its air space on Tuesday to investigate reports of a balloon-like object in the sky, a day after the small east European country accused Russia of ...

Moldova might have recently expelled two Russian “tourists” plotting a coup, but the Russian-sponsored Shor Party has managed to bring down a pro-Western government, miring the fragile country ...

CHISINAU (Reuters) – Several thousand people protested in Moldova’s capital on Sunday to demand the resignation of the country’s pro-Western government amid mounting anger over spiralling ...

EU leaders renew backing for Moldova’s EU membership ambitions at landmark summit The investment announced by EU leaders on ...

Moldova - a landlocked country bordering Ukraine and Romania - emerged as an independent republic following the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991. It is one of Europe's poorest countries, with ...

Occupied territory. In 1940, Moldova passed from Romania to the USSR. Then in June 1941, when the Great Patriotic War broke out, Romania, an ally of Nazi Germany, occupied Moldova.

Moldova - a landlocked country bordering Ukraine and Romania - emerged as an independent republic following the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991. It is one of Europe's poorest countries, with ...

The Ottoman Empire gains control of western Moldova. 1878 - Ottomans recognise independence of Romanian state including western Moldova. 1918 - Following the Bolshevik revolution in Russia, ...