EU “remains ambitious” on opening all Ukraine clusters as several capitals hold back
A senior diplomat said the bloc wants everything open "as soon as possible" but refused to name the member states raising objections.
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Russia’s cultural center shuts down in Moldova as Chișinău cuts another Moscow link
The Russian House in Chișinău ceased operations after Moldova ended the bilateral agreement governing the center, the latest step in the country's efforts to reduce Russian influence.
Hungary again stalls key EU move on Ukraine and Moldova membership negotiations
Ukraine and Moldova’s EU membership path faces renewed uncertainty after Hungary stalled a key unanimous procedural move required to continue accession negotiations, according to EU diplomats.
Russian services collecting Moldovans’ data for fraud operations, security agency warns
SIS says coordinated data harvesting feeds transnational scam networks targeting citizens’ banking and personal information.
EU opens first accession talks cluster for Ukraine and Moldova after years of delays and vetoes
The European Union has opened the first cluster of accession talks with Ukraine and Moldova, marking the formal start of negotiations on core political and legal standards.
Russia recycles its Moldova script to brand Armenia’s election illegitimate, ISW says
Hours after Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan's Civil Contract took 49.81%, Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova alleged "unprecedented Western pressure"—and Rosrybolovstvo threatened fresh import bans.
France joins European chorus condemning Russian overnight strikes that killed 18 across Ukraine
Foreign ministries in Paris, Vilnius, Tallinn, and Chișinău urged tougher pressure on Moscow after the missile and drone barrage on Kyiv, Dnipro, and Kharkiv.
Moscow’s drone hits 10-story apartment block in Romania, injuring two as Russia fires 232 UAVs at Ukraine
The long-range kamikaze UAV crashed through the roof of a residential tower in Galați and set a top-floor flat ablaze. Two F-16s and a helicopter that were in the air did nothing to prevent the strike. At least five were injured in Ukraine.
Most Ukrainians would back sending troops to defend Poland, Baltics, and Moldova from Russia
Some 73% say their army is already defending Europe, not just Ukraine — a figure unchanged since 2022.
Putin’s new Transnistria citizenship decree is about finding more soldiers for war against Ukraine — Moldova’s president
Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree on 15 May that fast-tracks Russian citizenship for residents of Transnistria.…
Russia fast-tracks citizenship for Moldova’s occupied Transnistria – a familiar playbook returns
Russia has eased citizenship rules for residents of the Moldovan breakaway region Transnistria, reviving a policy approach previously used in other contested regions.
Ukraine is building multi-layered shield along border with Russian-occupied Transnistria — 50 km from biggest port city
Russian Troops have been stationed there since 1992.
The Hermitage archaeologist Ukraine wanted to try is back in Russia—Kyiv calls it a propaganda gift to Moscow
Five for five at the Belarusian-Polish border. As part of a prisoner swap, a Russian defendant was released six weeks before he was due in Kyiv.
Ukraine is holding Russian forces away from Moldova, Sandu says
Moldovan President Maia Sandu visited Kyiv for talks with Zelenskyy on security, EU integration, and regional cooperation.
“We will use all available methods” — Shoigu threatened Moldova over Transnistria. Available methods are limited: Ukraine is in the way
He invoked the Donbas playbook, warned of intervention to protect 220,000 Russian passport holders, and accused Chișinău of "blockade."
Ukraine’s FM meets Moldova’s president in Turkey, briefs her on the front line
Sybiha met Moldova's Sandu in Antalya, briefing her on the front line and Russian strikes, and coordinating on the 14–15 May Council of Europe session in Chișinău on the Special Tribunal.
Soviet 14th Army’s heirs just became persona non grata in Moldova
Chișinău drew a line on the Dniester.
Moldova formally exits Russia’s post-Soviet CIS as Sandu signs withdrawal decrees
President Sandu's decrees complete a break that parliament voted through on 2 April.
Russia’s buffer zone wishlist now includes Vinnytsia — via Moldova’s Transnistria, Ukrainian official says
Zelenskyy's office deputy chief Palisa said this is the first time such plans have been recorded, though he stressed Russia currently lacks the forces to act on any of its territorial ambitions.
“The last thread that keeps us anchored in a toxic, bitter past” — Moldova’s parliament votes to leave the post-Soviet CIS bloc
Parliament backed the denunciation of the founding agreements 60 to 17 on 2 April, with Communists and Socialists the only bloc voting against.