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Moldova's Supreme Court of Justice on Wednesday extended the ban on leaving the country imposed on ex-president Igor Dodon by 60 days.

Moldova, which hosts the second summit of the European Political Community on Thursday where 47 heads of state and government will convene, is landlocked between Ukraine and EU member Romania.

Judges ruled that Vladimir Plahotniuc must be tried in absentia over the huge theft from the Moldovan banking system, after prosecutors seized assets worth 50 million euros from the fugitive oligarch.

Move by parliament to scrap day celebrating the Soviet victory over Nazi Germany in 1945 sparks protests among pro-Russians in Moldova.

The pro-European Party of Action and Solidarity, which has control of the republic’s parliament, is led by Igor Grosu

Tens of thousands of Moldovans rallied in Chișinău on May 21 in support of European Union membership. Moldova will need to overcome pushback from pro-Russian factions in Transnistria and Gagauzia to meet its ambitious 2030 EU accession goal. 

Tens of thousands of people rallied in the Moldovan capital in support of closer ties to the European Union, as Moldova's pro-European government continues struggles with political crosscurrents from Russia.

Russia’s deputy minister for science and higher education died on May 20 during a return flight from Cuba, where he was participating in meetings as part of a government delegation, RBC reported.

Russia’s Federal Security Service has detained a 19-year-old resident of Chechnya who sought to flee to Kazakhstan after he faced potential criminal charges for his unwillingness to serve in Ukraine.

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