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Moldovan FM backs possible unification with Romania, calls for open debate

Moldovan Foreign Minister Mihai Popșoi said he will support a potential unification with Romania and called for an open public debate on the issue, in an interview with Romanian radio station Vocea Basarabiei on May 30.

1 June, 09:15 AM

Russia offers Armenia modular NPP even as relations sour over Ukraine and trade

Armenia has received proposals for the construction of a modular nuclear power plant from several countries, including Russia, Russian news agency Interfax reported on May 22.

22 May, 03:45 PM

Moldova parliament seals final CIS exit as Chisinau deepens its break with Moscow

Moldova made the final decision to leave the Commonwealth of Independent States after the country’s parliament approved in a second reading the denunciation of the agreement establishing the CIS, the related protocol and the CIS charter, Deschide.md reported on April 2.

2 April, 03:42 PM

Ukraine withdraws from 116 treaties with Russia, Belarus, CIS

Ukraine has decided to withdraw from 116 international treaties concluded with Russia, Belarus and within the framework of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS), finally breaking away from its Soviet-era contractual legacy, Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha said on Facebook on March 26.

26 March, 11:25 AM

Azerbaijan skips CIS Interior Ministers meeting amid tensions with Russia

Azerbaijan did not participate in the meeting of Interior Ministers of the Commonwealth of Independent States held Aug. 12 in St. Petersburg, the CIS official portal reported on Aug. 13.

13 August 2025, 05:42 PM

Rift with Kremlin deepens as Azerbaijan snubs Moscow CIS summit

Azerbaijan refused to attend a meeting of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) Economic Council in Moscow, the Azerbaijani outlet Trend reported on July 18, citing an informed source.

18 July 2025, 06:31 PM

FSB head fears Russian leadership could be eliminated with explosive gadgets 'at the right moment'

After Hezbollah militants' gadgets were remotely detonated in an operation, Kremlin officials, including FSB Director Alexander Bortnikov, voiced concerns that similar tactics could be used against them during a CIS security meeting.

4 October 2024, 02:34 PM

Ukraine withdraws from multiple CIS agreements - Zelenskyy's decrees

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has signed decrees to withdraw from several agreements and decisions of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS), according to his official website on May 15.

16 May 2024, 12:03 PM

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