Moldova is experiencing aggressive Russian efforts to destabilize the nation, which hopes to join the EU by 2030. French ...

and Romania and Moldova to the south. It also borders its giant neighbor Russia to the east. 2014 invasion and Crimea annexation Russian forces invaded Ukraine in 2014, seizing Crimea, a peninsula ...

Moldova has increased defence spending since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine – but as the US pushes a peace deal that could favour Moscow, fears for the country’s security are mounting.

As of March 3, 2025, Russia maintained control over southern and eastern Ukrainian territories. The ISW reported “significant ...