In Moldova's recent EU referendum, 95% of voters in the region of Gagauzia voted against the EU. Why do people there lean ...

"What we've seen in Transnistria was a show put on so that the Kremlin has a reason to disrupt the situation in Moldova ... or former Governor of Gagauzia Irina Vlah. "If a pro-Russian government ...

Transnistria, an unrecognized breakaway region between Moldova and Ukraine, operates autonomously with its own government, currency, and military. Despite its political ambiguity, it maintains its ...

Rows with Gagauzia and Transnistria, a pro-Russian separatist region in Moldova's east, have sparked fears of destabilisation in the ex-Soviet state. Ms Sandu is seeking European Union membership ...

Vulcanesti (Moldova ... Russian influence in its rebel Gagauzia region, which borders Ukraine. Already threatened by pro-Russian separatists in breakaway Transnistria -- which last month appealed ...

The Kremlin is hoping to use Transnistria and Gagauzia to conduct hybrid operations to destabilise Moldova in the run-up to EU accession talks and presidential elections. Source: Institute for the ...

"Gagauzia wants to be a friend of Russia," says Valentina, a middle-aged woman with Ukrainian roots. Valentina is sorting receipts on a park bench in Comrat, the capital of the Autonomous ...

Already threatened by pro-Russian separatists in breakaway Transnistria -- which last month appealed to Moscow for "protection" -- Moldova's pro-EU government is trying to reach out to Gagauzians ...