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Unexpected Underdog

Separatist Transnistria Relishes Champions League ‘Fairytale'

European football fans will see their teams compete with a club from a tiny separatist region in one of Europe's least-known countries, Moldova.

'break with russia'

Moldova Pro-Europeans Win Resounding Election Victory

The results strengthen the hand of President Maia Sandu as she pushes to reform her ex-Soviet country.

espionage affair

Russia Jails Former Energy Exec for 15 Years on Spying Charges

Russia's most prominent rights group described Karina Tsurkan as a political prisoner who had been denied a fair trial.

Pull Russian Troops Out of Moldova, New President Says

Maia Sandu said the Russian peacekeepers in Transnistria should be replaced by OSCE civilian observers.

Moldova Vote Winner Promises 'Balanced' Ties With West, Russia

Maia Sandu's election is seen by analysts as a major blow to the Kremlin.

geopolitical crossroads

5 Things You Need to Know About Moldova’s Presidential Elections

Former prime minister Maia Sandu's unexpected victory could push the ex-Soviet eastern European nation further away from Moscow’s orbit.

Moldova Torn Between Russia and West in Presidential Runoff

Pro-European Maia Sandu faces Kremlin-backed Igor Dodon in the second round of a tightly-contested presidential election.

Moldova's Pro-EU Presidential Hopeful Wins First Round Vote

The former Soviet country voted under the watchful eye of Russia, which wants polarized Moldova to remain in its sphere of influence.

BIG BROTHER IS WATCHING

Moldova Elects President Under Moscow's Gaze

Putin has expressed hope that Moldovans would vote for the pro-Kremlin incumbent president Igor Dodon.

Moldova, Eyeing Russia Loan, May 'Pause' Cooperation With IMF, PM Says

Moldova signed a political and trade accord with the EU in 2014, but membership of the bloc remains a remote prospect.

Putin Vows to Back Moldovan President in Fight Against ‘Usurpers’

Putin compared the situation in Moldova to that of Ukraine.

opinion Leonid Bershidsky

Moldova Is the One Thing Russia and the West Agree On

Europe has its own Venezuela now: Its poorest or second poorest nation, depending on how you count, has two governments.

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