Russia said on Monday it had summoned the Moldovan ambassador in Moscow to protest against what Russia's foreign ministry called "unfounded accusations" against the Russian ambassador in Chisinau by a Moldovan political party.

Russia summoned Moldova's ambassador to protest accusations against its ambassador in Chisinau by a Moldovan political party. The party has called for Russia's ambassador to be expelled. Moldova's President alleges Russia is engineering an energy crisis to influence political outcomes,

Russia has summoned Moldova's ambassador over accusations made by a Moldovan political party against the Russian ambassador in Chisinau, amid an energy crisis affecting Transdniestria. Moldova alleges Russian interference,

It is also worth noting that the alignment of Moldova's and Transdniester's fiscal and customs policies has meant that 70 percent of the breakaway region's foreign trade is with countries of the EU -- and that could only increase if Moldova moves closer to the bloc.

Since Russia stopped delivering gas to Moldova, Valera Alexandru Sava only heats the ground floor of his two-storey house and often wears a coat and hat inside.

The European Union has agreed to give Moldova €30 million ($31 million) to help fund emergency gas deliveries to the country’s pro-Russian breakaway region of Transnistria from 1 February.

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Ukrainian President issues demand to US President after Vladimir Putin states Moscow is ‘ready for negotiations’

In this photo provided by the Ukrainian Presidential Press Office, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, right, and President of Moldova Maia Sandu talk in Kyiv, Ukraine, Saturday, Jan. 25, 2025. (

CHISINAU – President Donald Trump’s abrupt freeze of U.S. foreign aid is sending shockwaves through Eastern Europe, leaving pro-democracy groups, independent media, civil society initiatives and local governments scrambling to make ends meet in a region often defined by rivalries between East and West.

President Donald Trump’s abrupt freeze of US foreign aid is sending shockwaves through Eastern Europe, leaving pro-democracy groups, independent media, civil society initiatives, and local governments scrambling to make ends meet in a region often defined by rivalries between East and West.

Earlier, Moldovan President Maia Sandu stated that Chisinau was ready to provide financial assistance to Transnistria in the event of an energy crisis, but only after Russian troops are withdrawn from