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Russia renews Mariupol attack, missiles hit Odesa, Ukraine says

Russia resumed its assault on the last Ukrainian defenders holed up in a giant steel works in Mariupol on Saturday, days after Moscow declared victory in the southern city and said its forces did not need to take the plant.

Reuters

Moldova protests to Russia over comments by top military commander

The Moldovan foreign ministry said it had summoned Moscow's ambassador on Friday to express "deep concern" about comments by a top military commander, who suggested the country's Russian-speaking population was being oppressed.

Reuters

Ukraine’s “most fragile” neighbor welcomes Western wake-up call

The war has awakened the U.S. and EU to the reality that engagement with former Soviet and Eastern Bloc states can't continue at the "snail's speed" of the past three decades.

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Moldova pays Russia's Gazprom in full for April gas supplies

Moldova has paid Russian gas producer Gazprom in full for its gas consumption in April, the head of state energy firm Moldovagaz Vadim Ceban said on Wednesday.

Reuters

President calls on Moldovans to shun Russian ribbon on May 9

Moldova's president called on Tuesday for people and opposition politicians to refrain from using Russian symbols during May 9 celebrations to mark victory in World War Two because Russian troops were killing civilians in Ukraine.

Reuters

Why Hungary, accused of xenophobia, has welcomed almost half a million refugees

This week, the number of refugees fleeing the war in Ukraine is approaching the 5 million mark. Their first port of entry are countries that border western Ukraine. From there, many people continue their arduous journey west, but not after a pitstop in refugee centres in Poland, Slovakia, Romania and…

Radio France Internationale

Moldova says reports Russian army trying to recruit its citizens are dangerous

(This April 14 story makes clear in headline and first paragraph that Moldova did not directly accuse the Russian army, and corrects day on which minister made comments; in fourth and fifth paragraph adds context of minister's remarks and corrects exact wording of quote)

Reuters

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Ukraine: Parents hit out at ‘awful’ visa scheme as rescued children wait weeks to join them in UK

Brother, sister and grandmother sleeping in Romanian church despite parents holding UK visas

The Independent UK

Moldova parliament bans pro-Russian ribbon despite opposition walk-out

(This April 7 story corrects conversion factor for Moldovan lei from that for Romanian lei)

Reuters

Kickboxing club in Moldova becomes a refuge for Ukrainian children

Friends from the neighbouring countries tell how the sport has helped their families ease the trauma of being forced into exile

The Guardian - UK

Vladimir Putin thought he could play hardball with Moldova's economy and keep it at Russia's mercy. It's backfiring

While Moldova has long demanded Russia withdraw troops from the separatist region of Transnistria, its residents are split on the likelihood of an attack from Russia's troops.

ABC News

Ukrainian refugees might not return home, even long after the war eventually ends

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has caused more than 4.2 million people to flee to the neighboring countries of Poland, Romania, Moldova and elsewhere.

The Conversation

Ukraine scientist ‘profoundly let down’ by UK after seven-week visa wait

Olena Said, who has a British partner and manages trials for King’s College London, ‘stuck’ in Moldova

The Guardian - UK

Germany working on freeing Moldova from Russian dependency

Germany and partners including the European Union, France and Romania are exploring ways to reduce Moldova's exposure to Russia, on which Europe's poorest country relies for energy supplies, Germany's foreign minister said on Tuesday.

Reuters

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Germany: We want to reduce Moldova's reliance on Russia

Germany and partners including the European Union, France and Romania, will explore ways of reducing Moldova's exposure to Russia, the neighbour on which Europe's poorest country relies for energy supplies, Germany's foreign minister said on Tuesday.

Tribune News Service

COUNTERPOINT: This is not the time for NATO expansion

God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference. — Reinhold Niebuhr’s “Serenity Prayer,” 1943

Reuters

U.S. to give $50 million to Moldova to cope with Ukraine war

The United States will give Moldova $50 million to help it cope with the impacts of Russia's war against Ukraine, U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Linda Thomas-Greenfield announced during a visit to the former Soviet republic on Sunday.

The Independent UK

More than 4 million refugees have fled Ukraine since invasion, says UN

Poland has welcomed about 2.3 million Ukrainians while many others are in Romania, Moldova and Hungary

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Ukraine has made a major move towards integrating with Europe – by plugging into its electricity grid

Ukraine and neighbouring Moldova have synchronised their power grids with continental Europe, meaning electricity could now in theory flow back and forth between the two countries and across a grid that stretches through the EU to the UK and may one day link to northern Africa.

Daily Mirror

Orlando Bloom meets with heartbroken Ukrainian mum with three children at Moldovan border

Hollywood actor Orlando Bloom, 45, travelled to Moldova with UNICEF to speak to families fleeing the Ukraine-Russia war

Reuters

Ukrainian refugees from Moldova arrive via air bridge in Germany

The first 134 of 2,500 Ukrainian refugees who Germany promised to admit from Moldova arrived on Friday as part of broader European plans to help Ukraine's neighbours look after those fleeing the Russian invasion.

The Guardian - UK

The poor help the desperate: Moldova struggles to aid its fleeing neighbours

One of Europe’s poorest nations has taken in 370,000 Ukrainian refugees so far, but as fighting intensifies president Maia Sandu has called for financial help

Al Jazeera

Moldova pursues neutrality, EU membership amid Ukraine war

Ukraine’s neighbour maintains a military non-alignment over its fear of Russia, but submits a bid to join the EU.

Zenger

Medical Clowns Mend The Broken Spirits Of Ukrainian Refugees

Israeli medical clowns are bringing a much-needed moment of levity and calm to Ukrainian refugees in seven shelters in Moldova.

Reuters

Moldova watching pro-Russia breakaway region for any escalation, says minister

Moldova is monitoring its breakaway pro-Russian region of Transdniestria for any sign of escalating tensions following Russia's invasion of neighbouring Ukraine, Foreign Minister Nicu Popescu said on Tuesday.

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