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The Latest Breaking News from Moldova

If Moldova Can Welcome Ukrainian Refugees, the U.S. Can Too

Europe's poorest country is stepping up to help Ukrainians. Time for the U.S. to do the same.

Reason

Russia wants to block Kyiv, create land corridor to Crimea and Transdniestria, Kyiv says

Ukraine's military said on Thursday that Russian forces aimed to block the Ukrainian capital Kyiv while creating a land corridor on the southern coast towards the annexed Crimea peninsula and the Transdniestria region of Moldova.

Reuters

Some 100,000 Ukrainians have left their homes, as several thousand flee abroad -U.N. estimates

Several thousand Ukrainians have crossed into neighbouring countries, mainly Moldova and Romania, while an estimated 100,000 have fled their homes and are uprooted in the country after Russia's invasion, the U.N. refugee agency said on Thursday.

Reuters

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Moldovan parliament votes for 60-day state of emergency after Russia invades Ukraine

Moldova's parliament said on Thursday it voted to approve a state of emergency for 60 days after Russia launched a massive military operation against Ukraine.

Reuters

Ukraine: Central Europe braces for millions of refugees after Russia invasion

Poland is setting up reception points on the border while nations including Finland and Germany vow to help

The Independent UK

Understanding Putin’s narrative about Ukraine is the master key to this crisis

His bulwark against Nato is to create a ‘frozen conflict’, like those in Georgia and Moldova, says former Moscow correspondent for the Guardian Jonathan Steele

The Guardian - UK

Moldova, then Georgia, now Ukraine: How Russia built ‘bridgeheads into post-Soviet space’

Moscow’s recognition of breakaway Ukrainian territories has prompted comparisons with past Russian operations aimed at countering Western influence and bolstering its strategic depth in the former Soviet bloc.

France 24

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British embassy in Ukraine moved out of Kiev as invasion fears mount

The Foreign Office is also advising people not to travel to Belarus or an area of Moldova that neighbours Ukraine

The Independent UK

UK ambassador ‘temporarily relocates’ from Kiev amid fears of Russian invasion

The FCDO has also warned against all but essential travel to Belarus and the Transnistria region of Moldova

Evening Standard

Passenger plane draws 'RELAX' with flight path near Ukraine border amid war fears

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

Daily Mirror

Passenger plane draws ‘relax’ with flight path near Ukrainian border as tensions soar

The Air Moldova Airbus A321 drew an 80-mile wide ‘relax’, watched by over 30,000 people on the tracking site Flightradar24.com

Evening Standard

Ukraine: what would a Russian invasion actually look like? These are the three most likely scenarios

Despite suggestions to the contrary from the Kremlin, Ukraine remains surrounded by Russian troops, both along its long border with Russia and from within occupied Crimea. The Russian Federation has deployed land, air and naval forces that give the Kremlin a range of possibilities should it seek to initiate military…

The Conversation

Passenger plane draws ‘relax’ with flight path near Ukrainian border

The Air Moldova Airbus A321 drew an 80-mile wide ‘relax’, watched by over 30,000 people on the tracking site Flightradar24.com.

The Independent UK

Ukraine crisis ‘very sensitive’ for Russia-backed breakaway state

Internationally recognised as part of Moldova, Transnistria is home to Russian troops and lies on Ukraine’s border.

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The Times of India

Albot, the lone ranger from Moldova

For someone coming from a country considered among the poorest in Europe and with no tennis infrastructure to speak of, Radu Albot has done remarkably well.

The Independent UK

‘Not just about Ukraine’: Why Romania is one of Kiev’s strongest supporters in Russia dispute

Some European nations have been criticised for their lack of support for Ukraine, but not Romania, which has its own security fears about any conflict with Russia

AAP

Aussie Aleksandar Vukic bows out of Open

Local underdog Aleksandar Vukic's promising start to 2022 has ended with a second-round Australian Open defeat to Moldovan Radu Albot in straight sets.

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