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Ukraine
Two former-Soviet Republics, Ukraine and Moldova, have both fully fulfilled needed reforms to start formal EU membership talks according to the Alliance's commission, but will Budapest agree?
Jun. 8
Ukraine
A Ukrainian lawmaker reports on the state of cooperation between Ukraine and Moldova, both countries historically under the weight of Moscow that want to pursue a more westward-looking path.
Jun. 1
War in Ukraine
Parliament’s deputy speaker documented the number of children killed or missing in the conflict, along with nearly 20,000 taken away to Russia, according to Ukrainian government figures.
May. 31
US
The trip coincides with Moscow's recent battlefield victories in Ukraine and its troop presence in Moldova's Transnistria region,prompting calls to allow Kyiv to strike Russian soil with Western arms.
May. 29
EU
After granting Moldova candidate status just under two years ago and committing to starting accession talks last December, the EU has now signed a security pact with the Eastern European country.
May. 26
Ukraine
But to formally begin the negotiations, EU member states still have to sign off on a formal negotiating framework for the process, proposed by the European Commission in March.
May. 22
ISW
The Kremlin intends to use pro-Russian actors in Gagauzia and Transnistria to destabilize and degrade Moldovan democracy and ultimately prevent Moldova’s accession to the EU.
Apr. 28
Moscow
Moldova’s Infrastructure Minister Andrei Spinu said the group had consciously been formed “right next to the Kremlin.”
Apr. 22
Russia
Transdnistria broke from Moldova before the Soviet collapse and fought a brief war against the newly independent state.
Apr. 15
Ukraine
The world in focus, as seen by a Canadian leading global affairs analyst, writer and speaker, in his review of international media.
Apr. 6
HUR
Pro-Russian Separatists in Moldova Claim Drone Attack on Transnistrian Base; HUR Dismisses the Claim
The Ministry for State Security in Transnistria issued a statement confirming the attack but stopped short of directly blaming Ukraine.
Apr. 6
Russia
Moldova said it had declared a Russian diplomat persona non grata following Moscow’s siting six polling stations in breakaway Transnistria during the Russian presidential election.
Mar. 19
Ukraine
Ukrainian officials hope to start accession negotiations with the EU in the first half of this year, well before the bloc’s 2030 target year for further EU enlargement.
Mar. 18
Moldova
Pro-Russians in Moldova's Transnistria enclave say the blast was caused by a Ukrainian drone attack. Kyiv says it was a Moscow provocation.
Mar. 17
Harris and Trump make final pleas to American voters, Hungarian PM Orban chimes in; Russian onslaught in East continues amid drone attacks nationally; and pro-EU Maia Sandu wins re-election in Moldova
Nov. 4