Analysts highlighted that on Dec. 25, an X-101 missile flew 140 kilometers through Moldovan and Romanian airspace before re-entering western Ukraine. Romania, a NATO member, is reluctant to intercept such targets,

Russia has accused Moldova of plotting a military operation in Transnistria, a Russian-backed secessionist region, setting off concerns among some analysts that Moscow might be a “false flag” attack in Moldova.

The Parliament in ex-Soviet Moldova, controlled by pro-Western lawmakers, approved a 10-year defence strategy on Thursday calling for increased defence spending as part of a plan to join the European Union.

Moldova enacted a state of emergency, as the country gears up for an energy crisis at the start of 2025 following the end of Ukraine's obligations to transport Russian gas through its territory. Moldova,

Russia supplies Moldova with about 2 billion cubic metres of gas per year through Ukraine. This is piped to the breakaway region of Transdniestria which uses the gas to generate cheap power, which it sells to government-controlled Moldova. "The problem is ...

Moldova's parliament approved the budget for 2025 with a deficit of 4.05% of gross domestic product (GDP) on Thursday.

Reacting to an expected cut-off in Russian gas supply, Moldova's Parliament Friday voted to enter a 60-day state of emergency. A natural gas deal to transmit gas to Moldova from Russia via Ukraine expires Dec.

Experts have said Moscow may be setting the stage for a "false flag operation" in the breakaway Transnistria region of Moldova.

Moldova’s parliament on Friday voted in favor of imposing a state of emergency in the energy sector over fears that Russia could leave the European Union candidate country without sufficient natural gas supplies this winter. A majority in Moldova’s 101 ...

Moldova's parliament has voted on a state of emergency in its energy sector, fearing disruptions to its gas supplies from Russia.

Russia has claimed it has foiled a number of plots to assassinate high-ranking officers and their families in Moscow using bombs disguised as power banks or document folders.The country’s Federal Security Service added that four Russian citizens allegedly involved in planning the attack had been detained.