Moldova

Nine Israeli tourists detained by Ukrainian authorities over bag of salt found in vehicle

The group was detained while crossing the border from Ukraine to Moldova after authorities misidentified a bag of salt found in their vehicle as a suspected illicit substance, according to N12 News.

A Belarusian border guard with a service dog keeps watch at Novaya Guta crossing point on the Belarusian-Ukrainian border in the Gomel region on January 28, 2025.
 ISRAEL FORWARD Dor Turgeman celebrates after scoring the first goal in the 4-1 victory over Moldova to close out the World Cup qualifying campaign.

Blue-and-white closes campaign in style: Israel impresses in 4-1 victory in Moldova

‘YOU DON'T choose when to take things seriously,’ said Israel coach Ran Ben Shimon this week before the national team’s final qualifier in Moldova.

Israel national soccer team aims to finish 2026 World Cup qualifiers on a strong note

A woman votes as members of a local electoral commission visit her home during Moldova's parliamentary elections in the town of Durlesti, Moldova September 28, 2025.

Moldovans vote in high-stakes parliamentary election, authorities warn of Russian interference


Moldova to cut Russian embassy staffing over 'hostile actions'

Commenting on the report, Zakharova said: "The accusation of spying activities by employees of the Russian Embassy in Chisinau is unfounded. It is a fantasy which has nothing to do with reality."

 A general view shows the Russian Embassy in Chisinau, Moldova March 27, 2018.

Stanislav Pavlovschi – Brilliant legal mind stands up to Moldovan gov't corruption

Pavlovschi is one of the founders of Moldova’s Dignity and Truth Platform Party and has consistently advocated for the protection of human rights and Moldova’s adherence to the rule of law.

 STANISLAV PAVLOVSCHI: From 1996 to 2001, he was a member of the Multidisciplinary Anti-Corruption Group established by the Council of Europe.

Russia irate after Moldova summons envoy to expel embassy staff

Moldova, which applied to join the European Union last year alongside its neighbor Ukraine, has repeatedly accused Russia of trying to destabilize the country.

 A general view shows the Russian Embassy in Chisinau, Moldova March 27, 2018

Wiesenthal Center urges Moldova to remove antisemite, Nazi monuments

The monuments honor a 'notorious antisemite' and events which led to the slaughter of 150,000 Bessarabian Jews.

Moldova's national flag is seen in central Chisinau, Moldova

Ukraine behind assassination attempt on president, Russian-backed Transnistria claims

According to Russian state media, A vehicle that tailed the Transistrian president's vehicle was found to be filled with RDX explosives.

 Ukrainian border guards stand at a checkpoint at the border with Moldova breakaway Transnistria region, near Odessa March 13, 2014.

Ukraine, Moldova condemn Russian attempts to stoke border tensions

Russia is attempting to create diversions and stoke further tensions, Ukrainian and Moldovan officials claimed after Russian accusations.

 Ukrainian border guards stand at a checkpoint at the border with Moldova breakaway Transnistria region, near Odessa March 13, 2014.

Russian missiles pound Ukraine's energy system, force power outages

Russia fired 71 cruise missiles towards Ukraine, and Ukraine successful shot down 61 of them.

 Ukrainian servicemen fire a BM-21 Grad multiple launch rocket system towards Russian positions on a frontline near the town of Marinka, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Donetsk region, Ukraine, February 7, 2023.

Russia denounces Moldova's ban of TV channels as 'political censorship'

Shor, in exile in Israel, has backed protests in Chisinau demanding that Sandu's government resign.

 Servicemen of pro-Russian militia hoist flags of Russia and the separatist self-proclaimed Luhansk People's Republic (LNR) outside the Oschad bank branch in Stanytsia Luhanska in the Luhansk region, Ukraine February 27, 2022.

Israeli-tied Moldovan TV channels halt Russia-Ukraine war reporting

Many of these channels were tied to pro-Russian politician and businessman Ilan Shor.

Moldova's national flag is seen in central Chisinau, Moldova

Kyiv's electricity, water cut off by Russian airstrikes, Ukraine says

Russia's strikes on Ukraine's energy infrastructure have also caused blackouts across half of neighboring Moldova.

 A communal worker restores electricity near a building destroyed in an air strike, amid Russia's invasion of Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine April 29, 2022