Moldova

2022 - 12 - 19

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Moldova warns Russia may launch offensive to form corridor to ... (The Times of Israel)

Country's intelligence chief says Putin could seek 'land corridor' through south Ukraine to Moscow-backed Transnistria; his agency clarifies that remarks ...

Sign in to stop seeing this](//crm.timesofisrael.com/sign-in) If so, please join The Times of Israel Community. Kherson now could serve as a potential bridgehead for Ukrainian troops to advance toward Crimea, which Russia has occupied since 2014. Russia bases about 1,500 troops nominally as “peacekeepers” in the breakaway region in a so-called frozen conflict zone. And at least one Russian official has spoken openly about snatching enough land in southern Ukraine to link up Russian-controlled areas from the mainland to Transnistria. “What will follow — their intentions towards Chisinau — we can discuss.

Australian Ambassador for Ukraine visits refugees in Moldova ... (ReliefWeb)

News and Press Release in English on Moldova and 1 other country about Education, Food and Nutrition and more; published on 20 Dec 2022 by Caritas ...

The program also provides financial support for host families who are housing Ukrainian refugees in their homes. Caritas Australia has been working with our partner Catholic Relief Services (CRS) in Moldova to support Moldovan families to take in Ukrainian refugees. “It is not just about housing and feeding all these people, but also about how we can prevent already vulnerable people from being exploited or even trafficked.

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Moldova fears new Russian push towards breakaway east next year ... (Reuters)

Moldova's spy chief warned on Monday of a "very high" risk of a new Russian offensive towards his country's east next year and said Moscow still aimed to ...

24 invasion of Ukraine. Register for free to Reuters and know the full story The Kremlin's invasion of Ukraine has suffered a slew of setbacks, most recently in the south where its troops were forced to retreat from the western bank of the Dnipro River in a big win for Kyiv last month.

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Russia planned to invade Moldova in early 2023 | odessa-journal.com (Odessa Journal)

According to the head of Moldova's intelligence service, the risk of a Russian invasion of this country will persist next year. Russia planned to invade.

The implementation also depends on the development of events in the war in Ukraine,” the Intelligence Service and security. She stressed that today Ukraine is defending not only its own freedom but also the freedom of Moldova. He also recalled that on the territory of Transnistria, there is “the largest in Europe” ammunition depot, which the Russians guard.

Moldova intel chief: Russia could aim for breakaway region (KEYT)

By CRISTIAN JARDAN and STEPHEN McGRATH. Associated Press. CHISINAU, Moldova (AP) — Moldova's national intelligence agency says Russia could launch a new ...

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Moldova fears Russian offensive in the east next year: intelligence ... (TVP World)

The comments by Alexandru Musteata, head of the Information and Security Service, confirmed information from Ukraine where top army generals warned about such ...

In 2017 the region declared the flag of the Russian Federation to be on equal standing with its own, treating it as its national symbol. Then a region with a capital in Tiraspol declared it wants to stay in the Soviet Union. Moldova's intelligence head warned about a “very high” risk of a Russian offensive threatening the country’s east next year.

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“Very high” risk of Russian invasion in 2023 – Moldova's Head of ISS (Euromaidan Press)

European Pravda reports that the head of the Information and Security Service of Moldova (ISS), Alexandru Mustiata, believes that Russia may invade Moldova ...

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Head of Moldova intelligence says risk of Russian invasion next ... (Ukrinform. Ukraine and world news)

Russia may invade Molvoda in early 2023, while the decision will rest on whether Russia seals gains in Ukraine. — Ukrinform.

According to one of the official’s assumptions, Russia has plans to use these munitions in a possible military confrontation. We can discuss what will happen after that, what their intentions are for Chisinau, but this is a real, this is very high risk," Musteață said. Musteață said in an interview with TVR Moldova that the security agency is studying various versions of developments, among which there is a possibility that Russian troops will try to capture the north of Ukraine, and if successful, advance to Moldova.

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Moldova fears new Russian push towards breakaway east next year (EURACTIV)

Moldova's spy chief warned of a "very high" risk of a new Russian offensive towards his country's east next year and said Moscow still aimed to secure a ...

The Information and Security Service said in a statement that it expected Russian offensive action would depend on the course of its 24 February invasion of Ukraine. He said his agency believed Russia was looking at several scenarios to reach Moldova and that it was possible an offensive would be launched in January-February or later in March-April. The comments by Alexandru Musteaţă, head of the Information and Security Service, echo recent messages out of Ukraine where top army generals have warned in recent days of the threat of a major new Russian offensive early next year.

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Telegram Hack Exposes Growing Russian Cyber Threat in Moldova (Balkan Insight)

A Moldovan minister tells BIRN that the cyber-attacks facing Moldova since Russia's invasion of Ukraine are on a whole new level.

“The common digital space Moldova and Romania created through an agreement at the beginning of this year represents for us the opportunity to advance digitally. We would like to have all the services of the state in a mobile phone that we can carry with us wherever we go, and we want technology to make people’s lives easier.” An attempt was made in sensitive operational areas to attack at the end of the month when companies and individuals submit tax returns. The goal was to raise the level of frustration in society.” With Moldova granted official candidate status for membership of the European Union in June, Russia appears determined to engineer another shift in its strategic outlook. Telegram continues to operate in Russia, so we don’t know what the deals were behind it.”

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Australian Ambassador for Ukraine visits refugees in Moldova (Caritas Australia)

Ambassador Bruce Edwards, the Australia Ambassador for Ukraine and Moldova visited Caritas Australia's partner in Moldova, CRS Moldova, to meet the local ...

The program also provides financial support for host families who are housing Ukrainian refugees in their homes. Caritas Australia has been working with our partner Catholic Relief Services (CRS) in Moldova to support Moldovan families to take in Ukrainian refugees. “It is not just about housing and feeding all these people, but also about how we can prevent already vulnerable people from being exploited or even trafficked.

Russian invasion of Moldova unlikely says dep FM (The First News)

The head of Moldova's Intelligence and Security Services (SIS), Alexandru Musteata, told a local TV station, TVR Moldova, on Monday that Kremlin forces were ...

"Russia has no access to Western technologies that would allow it to continue production in some armaments factories, it has a problem, for example, with the renovation of its aircraft," he argued. A Polish deputy foreign minister has said the risk of a Russian attack on Moldova is unlikely, although it cannot be ruled out. "We cannot exclude anything, Russian President Vladimir Putin has shown that he is an unpredictable, crazy politician," Piotr Wawrzyk, a deputy foreign minister told PAP on Tuesday commenting on Musteata's statement.

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Moldova concerned about potential Russian invasion (Romania-Insider.com)

The Russian Federation would plan to invade the Republic of Moldova at the beginning of 2023, but the implementation of the scenario depends on the ...

[Michele Ursi/Dreamstime.com](https://www.dreamstime.com/)) At the same time, Moldovan security experts, quoted by TVR Moldova, claim that a possible invasion of the Republic of Moldova through Transnistria is unlikely and that the risk of an attack in the Republic of Moldova is minimal, given that the Russian army is on the defensive in Ukraine. The Russian Federation would plan to invade the Republic of Moldova at the beginning of 2023, but the implementation of the scenario depends on the evolution of the war in Ukraine, said the director of Moldova’s Intelligence and Security Service (SIS), Alexandru Musteață,

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Moldova intel chief: Russia could aim for breakaway region (The Washington Post)

Moldova's national intelligence agency says Russia could launch a new offensive next year with an aim to “create a land corridor” through southern Ukraine ...

Kherson now could serve as a potential bridgehead for Ukrainian troops to advance toward [Crimea](https://apnews.com/hub/crimea), which Russia has occupied since 2014. 24, concerns have flared in non-NATO, militarily neutral Moldova that the conflict could spread into the country via Transnistria. “What will follow — their intentions towards Chisinau — we can discuss. “We specify that the director of the SIS mentioned that the objective of the Russian Federation to create a land corridor to the Transnistrian region is still valid today, and a new offensive of the Russian Federation in this direction could take place in 2023,” the agency said. “But, judging by the information we have,” he said, “Russia can go further to create a corridor with the Transnistrian region, which is the territory of Moldova.” “The question is not whether the Russian Federation will launch a new offensive in the direction of Moldovan territory, but when it will happen: either at the beginning of the year, in January, February, or later, in March, (or) April,” Musteata told TVR Moldova, which released a teaser ahead of the Monday evening broadcast.

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Moldova: More than 3000 vacancies offered at job fairs organised ... (EU NEIGHBOURS east)

More than 3000 jobs were offered at job fairs conducted between October and December 2022 in Bălți, Cahul, Căușeni and Ungheni. The events were organised ...

This website is managed by the EU-funded Regional Communication Programme for the Eastern Neighbourhood ('EU NEIGHBOURS east’), which complements and supports the communication of the Delegations of the European Union in the Eastern partner countries, and works under the guidance of the European Commission’s Directorate-General for Neighbourhood Policy and Enlargement Negotiations, and the European External Action Service. It is part of the larger Neighbourhood Communication Programme (2020-2024) for the EU's Eastern and Southern Neighbourhood, which also includes 'EU NEIGHBOURS south’ project that runs the “These events are part of the assistance we provide to refugees and host communities.

MOLDOVA : Counter-intelligence and external intelligence reforms ... (Intelligence Online)

Keen to show impeccable credentials to its future European and US allies, the Republic of Moldova is implementing measures to stamp out corruption and ...

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