Now playing Next Moldova EU candidate Moldova acts to prevent Russian influence in referendum The US Institute for War Studies warned Moldova that Russia could try to destabilise the country ahead of presidential elections and the upcoming referendum on joining the European Union. 12/04/2024
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Now playing Next Russia Euroviews. What does Putin’s farcical ‘re-election’ mean for the EU? Appeasement is off the table. Europe needs to unite and get serious about the truly existential threat that Putin’s brutal regime poses, Michael Emerson writes. 25/03/2024
Now playing Next Moldova Moldova protests Russian voting stations in Transnistria The eastern European country summoned Russia's ambassador on Tuesday, after Moscow decided to open polling stations for Russian elections in the Transnistrian region without its consent. 12/03/2024
Now playing Next Moldova Moldovan breakaway region appeals to Russia for 'protection' Transnistria is one of numerous European regions where Moscow claims ethnic Russians are under threat. 28/02/2024
Now playing Next Belgium Russia threatens Moldova and Baltics, warns Belgian army chief The Chief of Defence used an interview to emphasise that Europe needs to be prepared and vigilant. 20/12/2023
Now playing Next world news Georgia celebrates gaining EU candidate status EU leaders made a surprise announcement that they would grant it candidate status and open membership negotiations with Ukraine and Moldova. 16/12/2023
Now playing Next Russia Euroviews. In today's Russia, 'god of war' Putin is more popular than ever Originally, Putin was picked as a future puppet because he fit the bill — the strongman persona was exactly what the doctor had ordered. Then he ended up cutting loose from his patrons, keeping the persona and the power he accrued all for himself, Aleksandar Đokić writes. 28/11/2023
Now playing Next Russia Russia's Balkan power play continues as Kosovo tensions flare A recent siege at a monastery in Kosovo saw Moscow take another chance to defend Serbia. 27/09/2023
Now playing Next Moldova Euroviews. To protect Europe, the West should send arms to Moldova The time has come to help Moldova rebuild its army and bring an end to Europe’s frozen conflicts, David Kirichenko writes. 22/08/2023
Now playing Next Moldova Killing of opposition leader in Moldova's Transnistria region probed Police say they are taking “all appropriate investigative measures regarding the crime of murder” in the violent death of Oleg Khorzhan. 17/07/2023
Now playing Next Europe Decoded Transnistria's LGBT community fights Russian influence for its voice One holdover from the Soviet-era in Transnistria, an unrecognised territory between Moldova and Ukraine, is the attitude towards LGBT rights with no visual representation of LGBT people in society. 01/06/2023
Now playing Next Moldova Von der Leyen praises Moldova's 'enormous progress' toward joining EU The Kremlin is deeply hostile to the prospect of another neighbouring country joining the European Union, claiming Moldova's accession represents a security threat. 31/05/2023
Now playing Next Russia Support for Russia plummets in post-Soviet states Approval of Russia has plunged in neighbouring countries, who are wary of a bullish Moscow which has lost its traditional role as a regional power broker. 25/05/2023
Now playing Next Moldova Tens of thousands rally in Moldova to demand EU membership Around 75,000 people rallied in Moldova's capital in support of their country joining the European Union, as it has become the centre of a struggle between Moscow and the West. 21/05/2023
Now playing Next Moldova Moldova Defence Minister says country threatened by Russian propaganda Moldova does not currently face “imminent military danger”, but is subject to “hybrid warfare generated by Russia” in a bid to “overthrow state power”, according to its defence minister Anatolie Nosatii. 15/03/2023
Now playing Next Moldova Euroviews. Moldova is resisting Moscow's maskirovka. Can the West protect it? Russia's ability to be resourceful in destabilising actions is not to be underestimated, as it is one of the secret ingredients of the Kremlin's modus operandi, Madalin Necsutu writes. 08/03/2023
