Geopolitical Parallels: Putin, Macron, and the Specter of Munich

Was Emmanuel Macron right to compare the current period, with all the tensions we are going through, to the interwar period of the Munich agreements?

The Deputy Secretary General of the Council of Europe is coming to Chisinau

The Deputy General Secretary of the Council of Europe, Bjørn Berge, will visit the Republic of Moldova on April 8-9. The official will discuss with the Minister of Justice, Veronica Mihailov-Moraru, but also with other officials from Chisinau, about the quality of medical services for detainees, as well as issues regarding gender equality and violence against women.

Director of the Customs Service resigns

The director of the Customs Service, Igor Talmazan, announced his resignation. This was announced on Thursday, April 4 by the Customs Service.

Finland extends Russia border closure indefinitely

Finland will indefinitely extend the closure of land border crossings with Russia and add several ports to a list where travel from its eastern neighbour is prohibited, the government said on Thursday, Reuters reports.

US Secretary of State Blinken says Ukraine will be NATO member

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Thursday that Ukraine will eventually join NATO as support for the country remains "rock solid" among member states, Reuters reports.

Moldova's Pursuit of Artificial Rainfall: Agriculture Ministry Leads Collaborative Effort

The Republic of Moldova is exploring the possibility of generating artificial rainfall to aid farmers in mitigating the effects of drought, as announced by officials from the Ministry of Agriculture on Radio Moldova.

The Republic of Moldova and Hungary signed a Memorandum of Cooperation in agriculture

The Republic of Moldova and Hungary signed on Thursday, April 4, a Memorandum of Cooperation in the field of agriculture. The document involves the collaboration of relevant institutions from the two countries in order to support the investments of Hungarian companies in our country.

Russia says dialogue channels with NATO at 'zero level', RIA reports

The situation in Russia-NATO relations is "predictably and deliberately" deteriorating, Russian state news agency RIA quoted Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Grushko as saying, Reuters reports.

Oleg Serebrian: Compensations for farmers in Dubăsari will be granted in installments

The compensation offered by the Chisinau authorities to Moldovan farmers in the Transnistrian region, forced to pay customs duties, will be granted in three installments, said the Deputy Prime Minister for Reintegration, Oleg Serebrian, in an interview for the Security Zone portal. According to him, the support measures have already been discussed with the Ministry of Agriculture and the Dubăsari District Council, the amounts being calculated in such a way that the farmers do not feel the losses incurred.

A factory in Tiraspol suspends its activity and accuses Chisinau of blocking its exports. Details of the authoritiesților

A factory in Tiraspol that deals with the production of electric cars with alternating current suspends its activity. The media from the Transnistrian region writes about this fact and mentions that almost 600 people have now lost their jobs. The separatist leader, Vadim Krasnoselski, accuses the Chisinau authorities of trying to block the factory's activity. The Deputy Prime Minister for Reintegration, Oleg Serebrian, rejected the accusations, saying that the problem was caused by the war started by the Russian Federation in Ukraine.

Finland and Ukraine sign long-term security agreement

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky and his Finnish counterpart, Alexander Stubb have signed a 10-year security agreement in Kyiv. In a statement on X, Zelensky called it a "robust document that proves Finland's readiness to continue supporting Ukraine in the fight against Russian aggression", Euronews reports.

Russian drone attack kills at least four in Ukraine's Kharkiv

Russian drones hit high-rise apartment blocks and private homes early on Thursday in Kharkiv, Ukraine's second largest city, killing at least four people, including rescue workers in a repeat strike at the site of one attack, officials said, Reuters reports.