Moldova police detain foreigners over hate flyers

Police detained two foreign nationals who were posting flyers with content inciting social, inter-ethnic, and religious hatred in public places in the capital on Friday afternoon.

Ukraine gets reduced EU funding package

A new installment of aid from the European Union's Ukraine Facility will be granted to Kyiv, but in a reduced amount because not all conditions were met, according to Deutsche Welle.

Chișinău airport director position goes to Sergiu Spoială

Sergiu Spoială, the current interim director of the state-owned enterprise (S.E.) "Chișinău International Airport," has won the competition for the director position, it was announced on Friday, August 8.

Moldova issues yellow heat and fire danger warnings

Forecasters have issued a yellow heat warning for the south of the country. This warning is in effect for August 9 and 10.

Trump and Putin summit: A new Ukraine plan?

Russian President Vladimir Putin may request official recognition of occupied Ukrainian territories during an upcoming summit with Donald Trump, The Moscow Times reports, citing The Wall Street Journal and European and Ukrainian diplomats.

Zelenskyy, Tusk discuss peace as war pause nears

Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said on Friday, August 8, after a discussion with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, that a pause in the war in Ukraine could be close, according to Reuters.

NBM lowers key rate to stimulate economy

Inflation is expected to continue its decline in the coming months, and financing costs will fall after the National Bank of Moldova (NBM) decided to lower its monetary policy rate.

Historic peace summit: Trump hosts Armenia, Azerbaijan leaders

U.S. President Donald Trump confirmed Friday he will host Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev and Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan for a "historic peace summit" aimed at ending the long-standing conflict between the two countries.

Gazprom accuses Moldova of "deliberately destroying" Moldovagaz

Russia’s Gazprom energy giant, the majority shareholder of SA Moldovagaz, is accusing Moldovan authorities of "deliberately destroying" its subsidiary in Chișinău.

Putin and Trump summit: Russia's "peace" gambit

Russia will likely try to use the upcoming summit between Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump to convince the U.S. president of its good intentions for peace, while continuing to pursue maximalist goals—the total capitulation of Ukraine, according to several experts cited by the Russian service of The Moscow Times.

U.S. diplomat and Defense Minister discuss next steps in Army modernization

The Minister of Defense, Anatolie Nosatîi, and Nick Pietrowicz, the Chargé d'Affaires at the US Embassy in the Republic of Moldova, who has recently begun his mandate, discussed the current state of bilateral cooperation in defense. They also addressed the joint projects being implemented to modernize the National Army.

Prosecutors’ extradition request for Plahotniuc will be reviewed August 13 by Athens Court

The Athens Court of Appeal is set to review, on August 13, the extradition request for former democratic leader Vladimir Plahotniuc. This request was submitted to the Greek authorities by the Prosecutor General's Office of the Republic of Moldova on July 24 of this year.