Moldova’s prime minister has recalled the country’s ambassador to Russia after the diplomat made remarks in support of keeping Russian troops in his country. CHISINAU, Moldova — Moldova’s prime minister has recalled the country’s ambassador...

... Director Successful privatisation of the Bishkek cigarette company, Set-up of a local sales network with 4 branches and 45 employees, Doubling the sales within 2 years 1996 — 1997 Reemtsma International, Moldova/Ukraine/Russia Project Manager Privatisation of cigarette factories in Moldova and Ukraine, Implementation of a 2 million USD sponsoring project in Russia 1992 — 1995 Reemtsma...

... was sentenced to three years in jail. Her accomplice got five years, and a third accused was fined 15,000 lei [$1,200]," said Maria Vieru, spokeswoman for the prosecutor's office. Vieru said the woman jailed came from Tiraspol, the main city of Moldova's breakaway region of Transdnestr. (Reuters)

... call that he made to congratulate the Russian leader on winning the presidential election in March, Israel's Haaretz newspaper reported at the time. Foreign Minister Lieberman, who speaks fluent Russian and is a native of the former Soviet republic of Moldova, visited Moscow shortly after disputed State Duma elections in December and declared that Israeli observers had found the vote "fair, free and democratic." Putin's first confirmed trip abroad as president will be to the United States...

... with a structure resembling that of NATO. The CSTO summit was held simultaneously with an informal meeting of the Commonwealth of Independent States, which includes the members of the CSTO and other countries like Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Azerbaijan and Moldova. Meeting with his Ukrainian counterpart Viktor Yanukovych on the sidelines of the summit, Putin called on Ukraine to ratify a free trade agreement it has signed along with other CIS states. Relations between Russia and Ukraine have grown increasingly...

... it received still featuring prominently on the masthead under the slogan: "Proletariat of all countries, unite!" The paper is smaller — now just four pages — and Komotsky said there are just 23 journalists, including three in Moldova, Ukraine and Belarus. The print run is 100,000, compared with millions in its heyday. But the layout and content are familiar to anyone who read the paper in Soviet days, with articles extolling the virtues of the worker and railing against capitalism...