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    <text>Violations of non-combatant airspace during the Russo-Ukrainian war</text>
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      <text>Moldova's parliament approves the country's withdrawal from the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS), as Moldova's government says CIS's core values and principles are no longer respected, particularly with regard to territorial integrity and the inviolability of borders and refer to the actions of Russia in the region, including the war against Ukraine and the illegal military presence on the territory of Moldova. </text>
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      <text>Moldova's parliament approves the country's withdrawal from the Commonwealth of Independent States, as Moldova's government says CIS's core values and principles are no longer respected, particularly with regard to territorial integrity and the inviolability of borders and refer to the actions of the Russian Federation in the region, including the war against Ukraine and the illegal military presence on the territory of Moldova. </text>
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      <text>Moldova's parliament approves the country's withdrawal from the Commonwealth of Independent States, an organization dominated and controlled by Russia, as the Moldovan government takes steps in the path of accession to the European Union. </text>
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      <text>Moldova's parliament approves the country's withdrawal from the Commonwealth of Independent States. </text>
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      <text>Parliament of Moldova finally approves the country's withdrawal from the Commonwealth of Independent States. </text>
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    <text>Moldova's parliament approves the country's withdrawal from the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS), as the government says CIS's core values and principles are no longer respected, such as territorial integrity and the inviolability of borders, and refers to Russia's actions in the region, including the war against Ukraine and the illegal military presence on Moldovan territory. </text>
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    <text>The Moldovan parliament votes to close a Russian cultural center, citing security concerns and recent Russian drone incursions. </text>
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    <text>Moldova reports that six Russian drones entered its airspace, including one that came down on a residential roof near Florești and another that crossed into Moldova before continuing toward Romania. </text>
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      <text>Moldova's electoral commission removes the Greater Moldova Party from the ballot ahead of Sunday's election, citing alleged illegal financing and foreign funding. </text>
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    <text>Moldova's electoral commission removes the Greater Moldova and Heart of Moldova parties from the ballot ahead of Sunday's election, citing alleged illegal financing and foreign funding. </text>
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    <text>Moldovan police conduct 250 raids and detain 74 people as part of an investigation into an alleged Russia-supported plan to provoke unrest before the parliamentary election, with officials stating that suspects received training in Serbia while Russia denies involvement. </text>
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    <text>A court in Chișinău sentences the governor of Moldova's autonomous Gagauzia region, Evghenia Guțul, to seven years in prison for violations related to the financing of the banned opposition Șor Party. </text>
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      <text>The Moldovan foreign affairs ministry expels three Russian diplomats and declares them &quot;persona non grata&quot; after accusing the Russian embassy in Chișinău of helping a Moldovan pro-Russia parliament member escape to Transnistria. </text>
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    <text>The Moldovan foreign affairs ministry expels three Russian diplomats and declares them &quot;personae non gratae&quot; after accusing the Russian embassy in Chișinău of helping Alexandr Nesterovschi, a pro-Russia politician convicted of corruption, escape to Transnistria. </text>
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      <text>Moldova Prime Minister Dorin Recean calls for the breakaway state of Transdniestria to take steps to avoid a new gas crisis. </text>
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    <text>Moldova Prime Minister Dorin Recean calls for the breakaway state of Transnistria to take steps to avoid a new gas crisis. </text>
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    <text>As announced, Russia's Gazprom halts its gas supplies both to Moldova and the self-proclaimed Transnistrian Republic alleging non-compliance with payment obligations. </text>
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  <text>A Russian cultural center in Chișinău, Moldova, closes after the government orders its shutdown, citing security concerns linked to Russian influence and drone incidents amid strained bilateral relations. </text>
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