Moldova

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With war on its doorstep, Moldova applies for EU membership (Reuters)

Moldovan President Maia Sandu signed a formal application for her country to join the European Union on Thursday, charting a pro-Western course hastened by ...

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After Ukraine, Moldova fears being Putin's next target (The Times of Israel)

Neighbor's invasion brings back painful memories of its own conflict with Moscow-backed separatists in Transnistria, where Kremlin still keeps a military ...

Every day, our journalists aim to keep you abreast of the most important developments that merit your attention. He added that he was convinced that “there is a list for a puppet government in the Kremlin.” Sandu commented on the decision to apply by saying “certain decisions have to be taken in a prompt and firm manner.” On the 30th anniversary of the official start of the conflict on Wednesday, the Moldovan government and media paid tribute to the war’s fallen “heroes.” “The security risks for Moldova are serious,” she said, stressing that from the capital Chisinau “you can hear the noise of the bombs across the border.” Borrell told reporters on Wednesday of his concern at the “instability at the border” that the conflict could generate.

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Moldova, Georgia apply for EU membership amid Russia's invasion ... (UPI.com)

The former Soviet Union nations of Moldova and Georgia have applied to join the European Union, one week after Russia invaded Ukraine.

"Ukraine is fighting for democracy, freedom and all of Europe," Kallas said said in a statement. "Georgia is a European state," he said. They see the future of our country in the European Union. We know the steps we need to take and we are ready to work." "The European Union is going to be much stronger with us, that's for sure," he said. Becoming an EU member is a lengthy and complex process. " Citizens have chosen this option.

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In Moldova, Ukrainian Jewish refugees anxiously wait out the war in ... (Jewish Telegraphic Agency)

Ukrainian refugees. Ukrainian refugees enjoy a meal at the Agudath Israel synagogue in Chisinau, Moldova, March 3, 2022. (Jacob Judah). Advertisement.

“I thought that we could stay,” she said, “but the fighting in the districts around Kyiv started to get much worse and at that point I got frightened. “I want to say one thing about Ukraine,” she said. “I am in constant contact with him,” she said about her son. Then she decided that it was time to hold her mother’s hand again. “We organized something so they would have a nice place to come,” Gotsel said. She is going to pay 150 euros each for her daughter-in-law, granddaughter, and herself to get by car to Italy, where she has a daughter. “He has gone back to fight,” she said. But since the fighting started in Ukraine, Moldovan society has mobilized to support the influx of Ukrainians. Most Ukrainians who arrive in Moldova are unlikely to stay. It took two days for her to reach Moldova from her home in the industrial city of Kryvyi Rih, in central Ukraine. The children who are old enough to understand what is happening are silent, those who are not are tugging gently at their grandmothers’ coats. “It was frightening,” she said.

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Moldova officially applies for EU membership (Aljazeera.com)

Russia's invasion of Ukraine has triggered fears among ex-Soviet countries that they may be next.

“We want to live in peace, prosperity, be part of the free world,” she said. However, it has not received a guarantee of membership. Moldova’s President Maia Sandu said in a statement on Thursday that the country had signed “a request to join the European Union”.

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Moldova applies for EU membership (EURACTIV)

The Republic of Moldova is joining Ukraine and Georgia in applying for EU membership, further distancing itself from Russia and its former Soviet past. Moldova ...

“Romania will continue to be a sincere, constant and active supporter of Moldova’s place in the European Union family,” President Klaus Iohannis tweeted. Negotiations to join the EU will take many years, but neighbouring Romania, with which Moldova shares the language and a large part of its history, promised to help. The Republic of Moldova is joining Ukraine and Georgia in applying for EU membership, further distancing itself from Russia and its former Soviet past.

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Moldova Monitoring Russian Troops Already on Its Soil: 'We Are On ... (Newsweek)

Moldova's envoy to the United States has told Newsweek that his country is closely monitoring Russian soldiers already deployed to Moldavian territory, ...

"The same goes, for instance, in the case of Ukraine," he added. "We are giving shelter to all these people, food and medications and all that so we called on our partners and friends to help," Caras said. "So we would expect, of course, the Russians and the world to respect our neutrality status and not to undertake any military actions against us." "In the constitution, it is stipulated that Moldova is a neutral country, and of course, right now we are not seeking membership to any military blocs," Caras said. "We are receiving support from the U.S. side, which we appreciate enormously," he said. "We are on alert because of the worries in neighboring Ukraine," Caras said. "This is very important. "If Russia doesn't like it, well that's Moscow's worldview," Caras said. "The help is on the way." While Moldova, Georgia and Ukraine have been united in their condemnation of Russia's actions in Ukraine, there are differences among them. "It is the sovereign right of Ukrainians, of Ukraine to join the EU or NATO for that matter." "And this is also one of the things that we tell to the Russians and to the world, that we are a neutral country, which does not plan and does not undertake any military activity against anyone," he added.

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Georgia, Moldova follow Ukraine in applying to join EU (POLITICO.eu)

“The time is now: Moldova officially signs the application for membership to join the European Union,” said Maia Sandu, president of Moldova, which borders ...

“Today is a historic day for Georgia. I am signing the application for EU membership on behalf of the country,” wrote Garibashvili. The road to joining the EU is generally long and arduous, involving years of social, legal and economic reforms. On Monday, following Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s heartfelt plea to the European Parliament to press for Ukraine’s membership of the EU, European Council President Charles Michel said enlargement is “a difficult subject,” upon which member countries hold “different opinions.”

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