Moldova

Moldova has a long history with Russia. Moldovan leaders have denounced Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

Russian soldiers have been stationed in Transnistria since the area broke off from Moldova in 1992, reportedly serving as peacekeepers. Like Ukraine, Moldova is a former Soviet republic. Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko, a Russia-ally, stood in front of a map Tuesday that a appeared to  indicate plans for Russia to invade the breakaway state of Moldova as part of its larger operation in Ukraine.

There is also evidence that “Russia could seek to build a land bridge between Odesa and Transnistria”, a week after Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko “ ...

“It is for good reason that politicians in the Moldovan capital are now watching anxiously to see how the conflict develops,” she continued. “If a puppet regime is installed in Ukraine, then the domino effect would be felt in Moldova,” Baltag continued. It is not officially recognised by the international community, including Russia, and remains “in a tense stand-off” with the rest of Moldova, said the BBC.

After spending several days in a basement in fear of Russian bombs in southern Ukraine, 15-year-old Arsen and his mother Irina reached Moldova.

The flow of refugees shows no sign of letting up. "That's why I had to make this difficult decision and leave." Arsen described the terror the family felt "holed up in the basement of a building" for three or four days before deciding to leave.

Although the conflict over Transnistria is considered to be 'frozen', the territory on the left bank of the Dniester river hosts Russian troops and the region ...

Europe is now alive to the threat posed by Putin, but those in Ukraine – and Moldova – have been left wondering whether this will be too late to make a difference. During this period, the response of EU leaders was limited to a diplomatic discourse expressing their political will to apply sanctions. Putin’s speech announcing military action invoked the goals of demilitarising and denazifying Ukraine. He blamed the Ukrainian authorities for genocidal attacks on the Russian people in eastern Ukraine, which served as justification for the invasion of the country. Putin’s actions have made clear that the annexation of Crimea was simply the first stage of his Novorossiya project. The country’s leadership immediately condemned Russia’s actions as a grave violation of international law. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine threatens to have major consequences for many of Ukraine’s neighbours.

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NationalWorld is a new national news brand, produced by a team of journalists, editors, video producers and designers who live and work across the UK. Find out more about who’s who in the team, and our editorial values. We want to start a community among our readers, so please follow us on sign up to our newsletters and get a curated selection of our best reads to your inbox every day. In December 2016, Igor Dodon, the leader of the Party of Socialists of the Republic of Moldova, was elected to the presidency with a pro-Russian platform and a promise to identify with the former Soviet Union and Eastern Bloc. And just weeks before the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Boris Johnson suggested that Vladimir Putin wants to “redraw the security map of Europe” with its threat to Ukraine, warning that Europe is in a “critical” moment. Currently, Moldova has not engaged in a military capacity in the Russian invasion of Ukraine, and it remains unlikely to do so unless directly attacked. With the Russian invasion of Ukraine having been ongoing for nearly a full week now, the eyes of the world remain fixed on the countries in and around the conflict.

Russian troops are already based in the region, and it is not controlled by the Moldovan authorities in Chisinau. If Russia were to take over Ukraine and ...

Nato uses a principle of collective defence under Article 5 of its treaty. President Lukashenko is a close ally of Vladimir Putin, and Russia has been able to use his country as a launchpad for attacks. It is a world where unprovoked warfare is taking its toll near our borders. It is undoubtedly a world we hoped we would never like to live in.” Regarding military action, Nato says it is “committed to the peaceful resolution of disputes”. Its stated purpose is to “guarantee the freedom and security of its members through political and military means”.