Sources: ITAR TASS
Officials in the Russia-backed breakaway region of Transnistria, internationally recognised as a part of Moldova, appeal to the Russian Duma for more intervention in Transnistria amid increasing tension with the government of Moldova. 2024-02-28
A snowstorm kills at least five people in Ukraine and three people in neighbouring Moldova with hundreds of towns and villages losing power. A least ten state highways are also closed with thousands of vehicles stranded in Ukraine amid the severe weather. 2023-11-27
Two people are killed and another is injured after a man opens fire at the Chișinău International Airport in Chișinău, Moldova. The perpetrator is injured and detained. 2023-06-30
Moldova announces that it will initiate a procedure to withdraw from the CIS Interparliamentary Assembly. 2023-05-15
Bulgaria calls on its citizens to leave Moldova immediately by "any available means of transport" due to the "complicating situation" in the country, and warns against any travel there. 2022-04-28
A Moldovan-flagged chemical tanker is hit by a missile near the Port of Odesa, seriously injuring two crew members, according to Moldova's naval agency. It is unclear who launched the missile. 2022-02-25
Supporters of President-elect Maia Sandu gather in Moldova to call for the resignation of the Russia-backed government and a new parliamentary election. 2020-12-6
The Parliament of Moldova announces that the country will hold a Presidential election on October 30. A court in early March ruled in favor of having a direct national election to choose a president rather than a vote in parliament, a concession to protesters who have been demonstrating for months against the political elite. This will be the first time since 2001 that the public will choose their country's president directly. 2016-04-1
The European Union signs pacts with Ukraine, Georgia and Moldova in a move strongly opposed by Russia. 2014-06-27
Neighbouring Ukraine and breakaway Transnistria, Moldova places its borders on alert as the unrest continues. 2014-05-5