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Russian efforts to increase its influence within Moldova may take another step forward in a forthcoming regional election.

Grigorii Uzun, Evghenia Gutsul will face off in second round slated for May 14

Foreign Ministry spokeswoman hopes new leadership of Moldova’s autonomous Gagauzia region to develop traditional ties with Russian regions - Anadolu Ajansı

Gagauzia, a region in the south of the Republic of Moldova, elects a new governor this Sunday. Despite the fact that the region was modernized with EU funding, most people there remain loyal to Russia.

Most of the candidates racing to become the new governor of the autonomous region are pro-Russian, in an unwelcome development for the country's pro-Western and pro-EU government.

While attention remains focused on the Ukraine war, Russia’s foreign policy approach and interventionist political actions in Moldova may be overlooked as a potential site of competition between Russia and NATO.

How to solve the surplus of Ukrainian food in the EU.

Igor Dodon drew attention to the slump in the export of Moldovan products to Russia last year, the increase in the price of energy resources and the deterioration of the standard of living in Moldova