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7 min. 1828 The world is entering the new year facing a host of problems – from needing to overcome the COVID-19 pandemic to tackling new digital challenges. Against this background, it seems that Ukraine cannot count on any special support on the part of its partners in confrontation with Russia. Back when many countries began to shut their borders due to the COVID-19 p...

Dodon Believes Sandus Inaction Triggered Political Crisis in Moldova Fri 15th January 2021 | 05:11 PM CHISINAU (UrduPoint News / Sputnik - 15th January, 2021) Former Moldovan President Igor Dodon, the leader of the Party of Socialists, believes that the inaction of President Maia Sandu has triggered the current political crisis in the country. Moldovan Prime Minister Ion Chicu resigned in December so that the country could hold early parliamentary elections. In accordance with local legislati...

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New law gives Russian privileged status in Moldova The draft law was voted for by the party of Igor Dodon, the pro-Russian ex-president, and the conservative "For Moldova" platform, which together hold the majority of seats in the Moldovan parliament (Photo: Moldovan Parliament/Facebook) Brussels, 13. Jan, 07:04 Following a draft law approved by Moldovan parliament, the Russian language will now get a special status as the "language of interethnic communication", and becomes mandatory for all c...

2 Min Read KYIV, Jan 12 (Reuters) - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Tuesday asked European Union countries for more help in procuring coronavirus vaccines after his government resisted turning to Russia for assistance. The pandemic has killed more than 20,000 Ukrainians and plunged one of Europe’s poorest countries into recession last year. Ukraine has agreed to buy some vaccines from China and also expects to secure some under the global COVAX programme for poorer countries. But i...

By Reuters Staff 1 Min Read Maia Sandu, opposition candidate and former Prime Minister, walks to cast her ballot at a polling station during the second round of a presidential election in Chisinau, Moldova November 15, 2020. REUTERS/Vladislav Culiomza CHISINAU (Reuters) - Opposition candidate Maia Sandu, who favours closer ties with the European Union, was ahead in the second round of Moldova’s presidential election on Sunday, according to exit polls that put her on 54.8% of votes compared to...

2 Min Read CHISINAU (Reuters) - Moldova’s new President Maia Sandu appointed Foreign Minister Aureliu Ciocoi as interim prime minister on Thursday, but pushed on for a snap election in a bid to overhaul the whole government and strengthen her grip on power. Moldovas President Maia Sandu attends a joint news conference with Romanias President Klaus Iohannis following a meeting in Chisinau, Moldova December 29, 2020. REUTERS/Vladislav Culiomza Sandu, a former World Bank economist, defeated pro-...

President Klaus Iohannis on Tuesday said Romania would donate 200,000 doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine to Moldova, offered as a gesture of solidarity following the election of the pro-Western President Maia Sandu.

RPT: YEAR IN REVIEW - Tale of 3 Protests: Ex-Soviet Republics Swept by Unrest With Mixed Outcome Wed 06th January 2021 | 12:36 PM From the rapid change of power by mobs and the storming of the presidential palace in Kyrgyzstan to the mass rallies against the government called for by the president-elect in Moldova and months-long nationwide protests in Belarus in defiance of the president - the post-Soviet space has become one simmering hotbed of unrest in 2020 MOSCOW (UrduPoint News / Sputnik...

Moldovas President Names Acting Prime Minister, Repeats Call For Snap Parliamentary Elections January 01, 2021 09:31 GMT Share share Moldovan President Maia Sandu has appointed Foreign Minister Aurel Ciocoi as acting prime minister. Sandu announced the appointment on Facebook on December 31, following the resignation of former Prime Minister Ion Chicu last week. Sandu defeated pro-Russian President Igor Dodon in an election last month on a platform of combating corruption and building on her co...