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Moldova–Russia relations are the bilateral relations between the Republic of Moldova and the Russian Federation, two Eastern European, post-Soviet, ex-communist countries. . Russian support for the self-proclaimed Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic (Transnistria) and a substantial Russian military presence therein strained Moldovan relations with Russ
Moldovan, U.S., and European officials have said that after Moldova was officially granted EU membership candidate status in 2022, Russia began conducting a hybrid war against Moldova with the goal of replacing the pro-Western Moldovan government with a pro-Russian one, [1] [2] this following on from the pro-Russian president Igor Dodon losing his re-election bid in late 2020, triggering ...
Russian citizens settled in Moldova, which was then called "Bessarabia," after the Russian Empire incorporated Bessarabia in 1812. Moldavians under Russian rule enjoyed privileges well, the language of Moldavians was established as an official language in the governmental institutions of Bessarabia, used along with Russian. [4]
Transnistria is an unrecognized breakaway state internationally recognized as part of Moldova.It is located mainly on the Moldovan left bank of the Dniester river. Following the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991, the Transnistria War of 1992 sparked between Moldova and the separatists in Transnistria.
A document written in 2021 by the Russia's FSB's Directorate for Cross-Border Cooperation, titled "Strategic objectives of the Russian Federation in the Republic of Moldova" sets out a 10-year plan to destabilise Moldova, using energy blackmail, and political/elite sources in Moldova that are favourable to Russia and the Orthodox Church. Russia ...
Following the 2014 Russian annexation of Crimea and the outbreak of the Russo-Ukrainian War, Moldova was forced to think about the threats to its country. [9] [10] [11] The 2014 Crimean status referendum inspired a similar referendum in Gagauzia, where the majority of residents favored independence and joining the EAEU.
The Moldovans in Russia consists of two major parts: Russian citizens and labor migrants (gastarbeiters). According to the 2002 Russian Census there were 172,196 Moldovans [1] among the legal residents of Russia. [nb 1] According to the 2010 Russian Census there were 156,400 Moldovans, as well as 3,201 Romanians. [2]
The Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Russian Federation to the Republic of Moldova is the official representative of the President and the Government of the Russian Federation to the President and the Government of Moldova. The ambassador and his staff work at large in the Embassy of Russia in Chișinău. [1]