I set out on an unforgettable journey across Eastern Europe - from the castles of Romania to the quiet streets of Moldova, the frozen-in-time world of Transnistria, and the resilience of Ukraine. This ...

I'm RFE/RL Europe Editor Rikard Jozwiak, and this week I am drilling down on two issues: Globsec’s big forum in Prague last ...

For years, Russian gas flowed through Ukraine to Moldova and elsewhere in Europe. The last transit agreement with Kyiv, signed before Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, was due to ...

Although Sandu has weaned Moldova off Russian gas, it came at a heavy cost to one of Europe’s poorest countries. Inflation briefly rocketed to more than 30%, causing poverty to tick up.

Young Moldovans wave EU and Moldovan flags during a march in the Moldovan capital Chisinau to celebrate Europe Day on May 9, 2024. During a referendum on October 20, 2024, voters in Moldova backed ...

In the capital of Transnistria, a Kremlin-backed microstate sandwiched between Moldova and Ukraine, the festive New Year’s lights have gone dark ahead of schedule. This separatist sliver of ...

Although Sandu has weaned Moldova off Russian gas, it came at a heavy cost to one of Europe’s poorest countries. Inflation briefly rocketed to more than 30%, causing poverty to tick up.