The Latest Breaking News from Chisinau

Moldova declared a representative of the Russian embassy in Chisinau persona non grata on Monday, the Foreign Ministry said.

Several thousand protesters denouncing Moldova's pro-Western leaders marched through ex-Soviet state's capital for the sixth consecutive Sunday and set up a new tent camp days after police cleared a similar encampment.

While some fear Russia, others view Moscow as a saviour as the conflict in Ukraine comes closer to Moldova’s borders.

Moldova's pro-Russian separatist region criticised the EU on Wednesday for promising military aid to Chisinau, and warned of a danger of further escalation after what it has described as a week of terrorist attacks from Ukraine.

Moldova sees no imminent threat of unrest spilling over from the war in Ukraine despite "provocations" by pro-Russian separatists in recent days, but has been making contingency plans for "pessimistic" scenarios, President Maia Sandu said on Wednesday.

The arrival of hundreds of thousands of Ukrainian refugees in Moldova is putting huge pressure on its health care system and it has appealed for help from the European Union and U.N. agencies, the country's health minister said on Tuesday.

The divided country could be the next state most at risk from Russia’s invasion

Hundreds of Ukraine’s Roma people face uncertain future in Moldova’s capital Chisinau as many are not documented.

The plane departed from Chisinau, the capital of Moldova, for a one-hour 40-minute flight before landing back at the same airport, writing the 80-mile wide version of the message in its flight path