Ukraine is set to officially launch membership talks with the European Union on Tuesday in what President Volodymyr Zelensky has described as a dream come true for his country’s citizens more than two years into a war with Russia. Deputy prime minister for European and Euro-Atlantic integration Olga Stefanishyna will lead Ukraine’s delegation at an […]
BRUSSELS (AP) — Ukraine is set to officially launch membership talks with the European Union on Tuesday in what President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has described as a dream come true for his country’s citizens more than two years into a war with Russia. Deputy prime minister for European and Euro-Atlantic integration Olga Stefanishyna will lead Ukraine’s […]
Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba on Friday praised the European Union decision to start talks on Ukrainian and Moldovan membership on Tuesday. “This is a big day for Ukraine, Moldova, and the European Union. All 27 EU member states have approved negotiating frameworks, and practical EU accession talks are scheduled to begin next week,” Kuleba […]
Negotiations on Ukraine and Moldova joining the European Union will begin on Tuesday, June 25, the Belgian government announced on Friday. “This is a big day for Ukraine, Moldova, and the European Union,” Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba said on X. Belgium, which is acting on behalf of EU member states until the end of […]
BRUSSELS (AP) — European Union countries on Friday formally approved the launch of accession negotiations with Ukraine and Moldova next week, another step in the two nations’ long journey to join the 27-nation bloc. Belgium, which currently holds the presidency of the European Union, said member states have agreed on a negotiating framework. “This opens […]
By Alexander Tanas CHISINAU (Reuters) – Officials in Moldova, a fierce critic of Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine, pledged on Thursday to crack down on athletes and cultural figures who have travelled to Russia to compete or perform without official permission. The warnings were issued after six athletes from the ex-Soviet state took part in the […]
PARIS (AP) — A multinational operation by Interpol and the FBI cracked down on attempts in Moldova to sabotage one of the international police agency’s key tools, the Red Notice system, officials said Tuesday. Four people were detained in the eastern European country. The joint sting, which also involved cooperation with French and British authorities, […]
German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius assured Moldova on Friday of Germany’s continued support against threats from Moscow. He was visiting the country against the backdrop of Russia’s war in neighbouring Ukraine. Pistorius was received with military honours by his Moldovan counterpart Anatolie Nosatîi in the capital Chișinău. “Together we will oppose Russian efforts at hybrid […]
German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius was visiting Moldova on Friday against the backdrop of the Russian invasion of neighbouring Ukraine. He was received with military honours by his Moldovan counterpart Anatolie Nosatîi in the capital Chișinău on Friday. Afterwards, Pistorius was scheduled to visit a barracks which forms part of German development projects to make […]
US secretary of state Antony Blinken pledged 135 million dollars (£106 million) in aid to Moldova for energy security and to counter Russian disinformation. The announcement comes as the Western-leaning nation struggles to blunt Moscow’s push for influence that’s been buoyed by recent successes in its war in neighbouring Ukraine. Mr Blinken opened a short […]
By Humeyra Pamuk CHISINAU (Reuters) -U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken flies to the Moldovan capital Chisinau on Wednesday, the first stop on a brief Europe tour aimed at solidifying Western support for Ukraine across NATO allies and neighbouring countries. The top U.S. diplomat’s trip comes as Ukraine is trying to fend off intensifying Russian […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — Secretary of State Antony Blinken will travel to eastern Europe next week as concerns mount about Russia’s advances in Ukraine, potential Russian interference in neighboring Moldova and pro-Moscow legislation being promoted in the former Soviet republic of Georgia, the State Department said Friday. Blinken will visit the Moldovan capital of Chişinau on […]