Opinions // A year after the war, no surprises from the Russian Federation

Today, one year after the war in Ukraine, Vladimir Putin will no longer surprise us with anything, he will no longer make any statements, as he did a year ago. Political commentator from Bucharest, Claudiu Degeratu, shares this opinion. In the opinion of analyst Mihai Mogîldea, the surprise could come if Russia proposes a peace agreement.

MEP: Russia has the obligation to stop the war immediately or it will be stopped by the victory of Ukraine

The war in Ukraine can be stopped if the Russian Federation wanted it, but Russia does not want peace and is killing Ukrainian citizens, Romanian MEP Siegfried Muresan said in a special edition on Radio Moldova. According to the MEP, if the Kremlin does not want to put an end to this war, it will be stopped by the victory of Ukraine and the defeat of Russia.

UN approves resolution calling for Russia to immediately withdraw troops from Ukraine

The UN General Assembly has approved a non-binding resolution that calls for Russia to end hostilities in Ukraine and demands the withdrawal of its forces, Euronews reports.

Marcel Ciolacu: We will continue to provide all financial, economic and political assistance to be with the Republic of Moldova

Romania will continue to provide all the financial, economic and political assistance to be with the Republic of Moldova in these particularly difficult times, was the message sent by the president of the Chamber of Deputies, Marcel Ciolacu, during a meeting held, at the Palace of the Parliament, with the president Republic of Moldova, Maia Sandu.

Moldova prepared for 'full spectrum of threats' – Nicu Popescu for Reuters

Moldova is prepared for a “full spectrum of threats” foreign minister Nicu Popescu said on Wednesday amid fears Russia could intensify attempts to destabilize the small nation already reeling from the war in neighboring Ukraine.

Maia Sandu is on a working visit to Bucharest

The President of the Republic of Moldova, Maia Sandu, will go on a working visit to Bucharest on Thursday, February 23, where she will meet the leader of Cotroceni, Klaus Iohannis, informs the Romanian Presidency.

Border Police: 43 people were refused entry to the Republic of Moldova

In the last 24 hours, on the way to enter the Republic of Moldova, the refusal of authorization to cross the state border was applied to 43 people, the Border Police announces. Also during this period, over 39 thousand people crossed the border of the Republic of Moldova, most of them being foreign citizens, numbering 23,001.

Joe Biden meets Eastern European leaders in Warsaw to reaffirm US support

US President Joe Biden meets on Wednesday, in Warsaw, with the group of nine leaders of NATO member countries from Central and Eastern Europe, in the presence of the Secretary General of the North Atlantic Alliance, Jens Stoltenberg, to reaffirm their "unwavering" support of Washington in front of Moscow, one day after the bellicose speech of Russian President Vladimir Putin, reports Agerpres.

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni assures that Italy's support for Ukraine "will not weaken"

The head of the Italian government, Giorgia Meloni, assured on Tuesday, during a visit to Kiev, that Rome "does not intend to weaken" its support for Ukraine, despite the differences within the ruling coalition in Italy, reports Agerpres.

China's top diplomat says relations with Russia 'rock solid'

China's top diplomat Wang Yi met with Russia's security chief Nikolai Patrushev on a visit to Moscow Tuesday, AFP and Reuters report.

The advancement of our European path and the situation in the region, discussed by Maia Sandu with the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen

The security situation in the region, the continuation of the reform agenda and the advancement of our European path, despite the crises we are facing, were the topics discussed by the president of the Republic of Moldova, Maia Sandu, and the president of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen. The meeting took place on the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference.

Ursula von der Leyen proposes that the EU should purchase ammunition jointly, as it did with the COVID-19 vaccine

The European Union should proceed with the procurement of ammunition in the same way as it did with the vaccines against the coronavirus, the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, said today. At the Munich Security Conference, the head of the European executive suggested that the production of the defense industry can be increased and accelerated if the member states of the European Union join forces.