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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, left, speaks during a joint press conference with EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen at Mariinsky Palace in Kyiv, Ukraine, Saturday, Feb. 24, 2024. The European Union agreed Friday, June 21, 2024, to start membership negotiations with embattled Ukraine and Moldova, another step in the nations' long journey to move closer to the West and mute Russia's influence. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky, File)

EU nations agree to start membership negotiations next week with Ukraine and Moldova

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A boy runs past a statue of Soviet Union founder Vladimir Lenin in Tiraspol, the capital of the Russia-backed breakaway region of Transnistria, in Moldova on Nov. 1, 2021. Since Russia fully invaded Ukraine two years ago, a string of incidents in Transnistria have periodically raised the specter that European Union candidate Moldova could also be in Moscow's crosshairs. (AP Photo/Dmitri Lovetsky, File)

How events in Moldova’s breakaway Transnistria region raised fears of Russian interference

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Moldova's Foreign Minister Mihai Popsoi speaks during joint statements with Romanian counterpart Luminita Odobescu in Bucharest, Romania, Feb. 6, 2024. Moldova's foreign minister says the past two years for his country have been the hardest and most tumultuous for European Union candidate Moldova in more than three decades as it faces threats from Russia in multiple spheres of public life. (AP Photo/Alexandru Dobre)

Moldova faces multiple threats from Russia as it turns toward EU membership, foreign minister says

By Stephen McGrath and Aurel Obreja - Associated Press

An elderly Moldovan woman is helped to cast her vote, at a hospital, during local elections in Chisinau, Moldova, Sunday, Nov. 5, 2023. Moldovans are casting ballots in nationwide local elections amid claims by Moldovan authorities that Russia has been conducting “hybrid warfare” to undermine the vote in the European Union candidate country. (AP Photo/Aurel Obreja)

Moldova’s pro-Western government hails elections despite mayoral losses in capital and key cities

By Stephen McGrath and Aurel Obreja - Associated Press

A woman casts her vote during local elections in Chisinau, Moldova, Sunday, Nov. 5, 2023. Moldovans will cast ballots in nationwide local elections on Sunday amid claims by Moldovan authorities that Russia has been conducting a "hybrid warfare" to undermine the vote in the European Union candidate country. (AP Photo/Aurel Obreja)

Moldova is voting in local elections as authorities accuse Russia of meddling

By Stephen McGrath and Aurel Obreja - Associated Press

Scales of justice. Photo credit: Daniel Tadevosyan via Shutterstock. *FILE*

Can a prominent politician get a fair trial?

By Tim Constantine

Travelers crowd the entrance to the Chisinau airport in Moldova Friday, June 30, 2023, as it reopened after a lock down prompted by a shooting inside the terminal that left two people dead. A Tajikistan national who was denied entry into Moldova at its main international airport grabbed a guard's weapon and fatally shot two security officers Friday, officials said. One traveler also was wounded.(AP Photo/Aurel Obreja)

Moldova’s prime minister accepts resignation of interior minister after fatal airport shooting

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Travelers crowd the entrance to the Chisinau airport in Moldova Friday, June 30, 2023, as it reopened after a lock down prompted by a shooting inside the terminal that left two people dead. A Tajikistan national who was denied entry into Moldova at its main international airport grabbed a guard's weapon and fatally shot two security officers Friday, officials said. One traveler also was wounded.(AP Photo/Aurel Obreja)

Tajik man who fatally shot 2 at Moldova airport is wanted in a kidnapping case in his native country

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FILE - Clouds pass above the international airport in Chisinau, Moldova, on Aug. 16, 2022. Moldovan authorities say that two people have been fatally shot at the airport in the capital Chisinau by a foreign citizen who was denied entry into the country. As the perpetrator was being escorted by officials at Chisinau International Airport on Friday, June 30, 2023, the individual “took the gun of a border guard” and fatally wounded the two people, authorities said. (AP Photo/Cristian Straista)

A Tajik man fatally shot two officers at Moldova’s airport after he was denied entry, officials say

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Riot police officers stand in line in front of protesters during a protest initiated by the Movement for the People and members of Moldova's Russia-friendly Shor Party, against the pro-Western government and low living standards, in Chisinau, Moldova, Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2023. Thousands of protesters returned to Moldova's capital Tuesday to demand that the country's new pro-Western government fully subsidize citizens' winter energy bills amid skyrocketing inflation. (AP Photo/Aurel Obreja)

U.S. sanctions Russia-backed actors over Moldovan destabilization protests

By Fatima Hussein - Associated Press

Moldova's President Maia Sandu, right, walks with Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy during arrivals for the European Political Community Summit at the Mimi Castle in Bulboaca, Moldova, Thursday, June 1, 2023. Leaders are meeting in Moldova Thursday for a summit aiming to show a united front in the face of Russia's war in Ukraine and underscore support for the Eastern European country's ambitions to draw closer to the West and keep Moscow at bay. (AP Photo/Andreea Alexandru)

European summit in Moldova tackles Ukraine war, regional conflicts

By Justin Spike - Associated Press

A woman runs past the government building, decorated with European Union and Moldovan flags in Chisinau, Moldova, Wednesday, May 31, 2023. Moldova will host the Meeting of the European Political Community on June 1, 2023. Preparations for a major summit of European leaders were still underway in Moldova on Wednesday, a sign of the Eastern European country’s ambitions to draw closer to the West and break with its Russian-dominated past amid the war in neighboring Ukraine. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)

EU aspirant Moldova prepares to host major international summit

By Justin Spike and Raf Casert and Jim Heintz - Associated Press

Ships are docked in the Black Sea port of Constanta, Romania, Tuesday, June 21, 2022. Neighbors Romania, Ukraine, and Moldova signed joint agreements on Thursday, April 13, 2023, in Romania's capital after a trilateral security meeting that focussed on ways to strengthen security in their Black Sea region to counter threats posed by Russian aggression. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda, File)

Ukraine, Romania, Moldova boost ties at security meeting

By Stephen McGrath - Associated Press

European Council President Charles Michel, left, arrives with Romanian President Klaus Iohannis for joint statements at the Cotroceni Presidential Palace in Bucharest, Romania, Monday, March 27, 2023. (AP Photo/Andreea Alexandru)

European Council chief vows support, ammunition for Ukraine

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Riot police officers stand in line in front of protesters during a protest initiated by the Movement for the People and members of Moldova's Russia-friendly Shor Party, against the pro-Western government and low living standards, in Chisinau, Moldova, Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2023. Thousands of protesters returned to Moldova's capital Tuesday to demand that the country's new pro-Western government fully subsidize citizens' winter energy bills amid skyrocketing inflation. (AP Photo/Aurel Obreja)

Moldova police say they foiled Russia-backed unrest plot

By Aurel Obreja and Stephen McGrath - Associated Press

Marina Tauber the vice-president of Moldova's Russia-friendly Shor Party speaks during a protest initiated by the Movement for the People and members of Moldova's Russia-friendly Shor Party, against the pro-Western government and low living standards, in Chisinau, Moldova, Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2023. Thousands of protesters returned to Moldova's capital Tuesday to demand that the country'snew pro-Western governmentfully subsidize citizens' winter energy bills amid skyrocketing inflation. (AP Photo/Aurel Obreja)

U.S. says intelligence shows Russia stirring unrest in Moldova

By Aamer Madhani and Stephen McGrath - Associated Press

Facebook ran ads in Moldova for oligarch sanctioned by U.S.

By David Klepper and Stephen McGrath - Associated Press

Romania's Foreign Minister Bogdan Aurescu arrives for a meeting of EU foreign ministers at the European Council building in Brussels, Monday, Jan. 24, 2022. European Union foreign ministers are aiming Monday to show a fresh display of resolve and unity in support of Ukraine, amid deep uncertainty about whether President Vladimir Putin intends to attack Russia's neighbor or send his troops across the border. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo)

Romania, Moldova report strange objects in their skies

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Moldovan President Maia Sandu announces she nominated as Prime Minister designate Dorin Recean to form a new government in Chisinau, Moldova, Friday, Feb 10, 2023. Moldova's government collapsed Friday as pro-Western Prime Minister Natalia Gavrilita resigned, adding to a series of crises that have gripped the small nation since Russia invaded its neighbor, Ukraine.(AP Photo/Aurel Obreja)

Moldova’s president outlines Russian ‘plan’ to topple government

By Stephen McGrath and Cristian Jardan - Associated Press

European Council President Charles Michel, front right, speaks with Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, front second right, and Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orban, second row center, as they pose with other European Union leaders for a group photo at an EU summit in Brussels on Thursday, Feb. 9, 2023. European Union leaders are meeting for an EU summit to discuss Ukraine and migration. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo)

Zelenskyy: Ukraine intercepted plans to destroy Moldova

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