Maia Sandu

EU commissioner puts Moldova-Romania union call to voters amid accession push

Moldovan citizens should decide whether unification with Romania could speed the country’s accession to the European Union, EU Enlargement Commissioner Marta Kos said in an interview with TVR Moldova.

3 June, 01:14 PM

Moldova signals support for Ukraine coalition as Sandu meets Zelenskyy

Moldova is ready to join the coalition of the willing, Moldovan President Maia Sandu said during a joint press conference with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Kyiv on April 26, European Pravda reported.

26 April, 10:36 PM

Russia ramping up operations in Moldova's breakaway Transnistria region

Russia is urgently ramping up operations in Moldova's Transnistria region — the so-called “PMR” — to divert Ukrainian resources toward the growing threat from the Russian enclave, NV sources said on Dec. 10.

10 December 2025, 05:19 PM

Moldova’s socialists reject election results and threaten street protests

Moldova’s Socialist Party said it would not recognize the results of the Sept. 28 parliamentary elections and threatened protests if the Constitutional Court certifies them, party deputy leader Vlad Batrîncea told NewsMaker on Oct. 8.

8 October 2025, 01:36 PM

‘We stunned the world’: Moldovan speaker says election proves Russia can be defeated

Moldovan Parliament Speaker Igor Grosu praised the pro-European Action and Solidarity Party’s parliamentary election victory as a powerful message to the world, NewsMaker reported on Sept. 28.

29 September 2025, 03:35 PM

Zelenskyy hails Moldova’s pro-EU election result

Russia failed to destabilize Moldova, as pro-EU Maia Sandu won the election, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said at the opening of the Warsaw Security Forum on Sept. 29.

29 September 2025, 03:18 PM

Sandu's party wins big in decisive Moldova vote

Moldovan President Maia Sandu’s pro-European Party of Action and Solidarity (PAS) has taken a commanding lead in the Sept. 28 parliamentary elections, according to preliminary results from the Central Electoral Commission (CEC).

29 September 2025, 08:43 AM

Zelenskyy: Transnistria fired at Ukraine at start of full-scale war

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Sept. 27 that at the start of Russia’s full-scale invasion, “several shots” were fired from the Russia-backed breakaway region of Transnistria.

28 September 2025, 03:10 PM

Moldova faces critical election as Russia ramps up interference

Moldova faces a pivotal parliamentary election on Sept. 28, a vote that will determine whether the country stays on its pro-European course or drifts back toward Moscow’s orbit. Russian attempts to influence the election are among the most aggressive in recent years, according to Western analysts and investigative reports.

28 September 2025, 10:20 AM

Russia taking over Moldova threatens Ukraine’s Odesa Oblast, president Sandu says

If Moscow gains control over Moldova, the country could become a staging ground for an invasion of Ukraine’s Odesa Oblast, Moldovan President Maia Sandu said on Sept. 22, local outlet NewsMaker reported.

23 September 2025, 02:23 AM

Moldova President Sandu urges unity against hostile election ploys

Moldova officially launched its parliamentary election campaign on Aug. 29, with President Maia Sandu addressing citizens and emphasizing the critical importance of the upcoming vote, local outlet NewsMaker reported.

29 August 2025, 04:28 PM

Russia plans to meddle in upcoming parliamentary elections — Moldovan President Maia Sandu

Moldovan President Maia Sandu said Russia is preparing unprecedented interference in the country’s September elections, Newsmaker reported on July 30.

30 July 2025, 10:30 PM

Four Moldovan pro-Russian parties form bloc to oust PAS

Four Moldovan opposition parties—the Party of Socialists, Communist Party, Heart of Moldova, and Future of Moldova—announced plans to unite into an electoral bloc for the upcoming parliamentary elections, local outlet Newsmaker reported on July 22.

22 July 2025, 05:56 PM

Moldova warns of Russian interference ahead of parliamentary elections

Moscow might incite a crisis through its Transnistria puppet statelet to destabilize Moldova ahead of parliamentary elections scheduled for fall 2025, Moldovan President Maia Sandu said on June 13.

13 June 2025, 09:42 PM

Zelenskyy holds talks with leaders of Greece, North Macedonia, Moldova

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy held several phone calls with international partners on May 22.

22 May 2025, 05:19 PM

Moldova says Transnistria has an alternative to Ukrainian gas transit

Transnistria can receive Russian gas the same way Slovakia does, Moldovan President Maia Sandu said, according to Interfax-Ukraine.

8 February 2025, 10:51 AM

Moldova steps in to supply gas to energy-strapped Transnistria

The Moldovan government will lend 3 million cubic meters of gas to the Transnistrian region, Prime Minister Dorin Recean announced, as reported by NewsMaker.md.

27 January 2025, 05:45 PM

Kyiv offers energy lifeline and expertise to Moldova amid crisis

Ukraine is ready to supply coal to Moldova and send specialists to help increase the electricity production capacity of the Moldovan hydroelectric power plant (HPP) in the unrecognized Moscow-backed separatist enclave of Transnistria, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said at a joint press briefing with his Moldovan counterpart Maia Sandu on Jan. 26.

27 January 2025, 10:13 AM

Ukraine to send experts to Moldovan State District Power Station to boost capacity

Ukraine is ready to send specialists to the Moldovan State District Power Station in Transnistria to help adjust its operation with a different type of coal and boost its capacity from 220 MW to 2 GW, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said during a joint briefing with Moldovan President Maia Sandu on Jan. 25, Ukrinform reports.

25 January 2025, 11:00 PM

Zelenskyy and Sandu express readiness to assist Transnistria with gas supplies after meeting

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met with Moldovan President Maia Sandu in Kyiv on Jan. 25, where they condemned Russia's suspension of gas supplies to Transnistria, according to Ukraine's Presidential Office.

25 January 2025, 09:01 PM

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