At a meeting of the European Council, 27 EU leaders confirmed their strong support for Moldova’s decision to align itself ...

Russia, meanwhile, may hope Moldova will crack under this influx of refugees, this helping to further destabilize Eastern Europe. Moldova’s woes have to do with internal factors as well.

Inside Russia's orbit. Since declaring independence from the Soviet Union in 1991, Moldova has struggled to free itself from Russian influence and prosper economically.

Tensions are mounting in Moldova, a small country on Ukraine’s southwestern border, where Russia has been accused of laying the groundwork for a coup that could drag the nation into the Kremlin ...

Moldova has distanced itself further from the CIS this week by revoking key agreements with the Russian-led intergovernmental organization. With Russian interference in Moldovan politics ...

The internationally recognized territory of Moldova includes two regions already with greater loyalty to Moscow. Russia has about 1,500 “peacekeeper” troops in the autonomous region of ...

Moldova gained independence from the Soviet Union in 1991, but Russia continues to see the country — sandwiched between Ukraine and EU member Romania — as within its sphere of influence.

Before Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Moldova was almost entirely reliant on Russian gas. But a few months into the war, Russia’s energy giant Gazprom sharply cut gas supplies to the country ...

Moldova and Russia: 'Energy Blackmail' Moldova has been an independent country since the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991, when it officially severed ties with Moscow.

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine last week prompted officials, including U.S. Ambassador to Moldova Kent Logsdon, to raise concerns that Moldova could also become a Russian target.