Moldova
The Ukraine War Cannot End With A Russian Crimea
Any just and lasting peace agreement to the Ukraine conflict must account for a Crimea free of Russian occupation for the sake of regional peace and security. Crimea, under Putin’s...
How the U.S. Military Secretly Purchased 21 Russian MiG-29 Fighters
What You Need to Know: At the end of the Cold War, the U.S. secretly acquired 21 MiG-29 warplanes from Moldova to prevent their potential sale to Iran, fearing that...
The Next Six Months Will Be Critical for Moldova
Moldova is a small, landlocked country in Eastern Europe that languished in obscurity until Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Moldova’s neighbor, Ukraine, two years ago. But while kinetic conflict...
Operation Odessa: Russia Wants the Entire Ukrainian Black Sea Coast
“Odessa, come back home. We have longed for Odessa in the Russian Federation, because of the city’s history, the people who live there, and the language they speak. This is...
Why Diplomacy Can’t End the Ukraine War
There is a consensus among observers of the Russo-Ukrainian War that it should end as soon as possible. Most Ukrainians couldn’t agree more. Furthermore, many Russians would not mind ceasing...
Indomitable Moldova—Punching Above Its Weight
In a world of great power competition, the interests of the power players naturally fare the centers of gravity in the international system. While this may be the natural order...
Ukraine and Moldova Blast Russia for ‘Gas Blackmail’
Russian energy giant Gazprom threatened to further reduce natural gas exports to Europe via Ukraine, drawing accusations of “blackmail” from Kyiv. Gazprom wrote in a Twitter post that the full...
‘Massive Blackout’: Russian Strikes Cause Outages in Lviv and Moldova
Russian forces launched another wave of massive airstrikes against key Ukrainian infrastructure targets in their ongoing effort to collapse the country’s energy grid. Kyiv mayor Vitali Klitschko noted, without providing...
Are Belarus and Moldova the Next Fronts in the Ukraine War?
As the Russo-Ukrainian War has escalated following the bombing of a vital bridge in Crimea and Russia’s retaliatory strikes against cities throughout Ukraine, the conflict appears to be dragging in...
Moldova Condemns Russian Missile Attack That Violated Airspace
The Moldovan government filed a diplomatic protest with the country’s Russian ambassador on Monday after Russian missiles launched from warships in the Black Sea flew through Moldovan airspace in order...
Ukraine and Moldova’s EU Candidacy Shows How Far Europe Has Come
On June 23, the European Union (EU) granted candidate status to Moldova and Ukraine. Meanwhile, the European Parliament strongly endorsed Georgia’s European aspirations. The organization recommended that the EU consider...
A Symbolic Win: Ukraine to Gain EU Candidate Status
The European Union is set to grant candidate status to Ukraine, a symbolic win for Kyiv as Russia’s invasion enters its fourth month. The transition from applicant to candidate typically...