Moscow has ordered five Moldovan and two Estonian diplomats to leave Russia following the expulsion of Russian diplomats from the two countries.
A volunteer-cum-entrepreneur has helped launch a popular American barbecue restaurant in Moldova's capital, Chisinau. Now he is trying to use his experiences in fighting through the post-Soviet bureaucracy to help other start-ups get off the ground. (RFE/RL's Moldovan Service)
Moldovan President Igor Dodon said he hopes to discuss the expulsion of Russian diplomats from his country with Russian President Vladimir Putin in St. Petersburg this week, Russian news agencies reported on May 30.
Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Grigory Karasin has promised a "tough" response after Moldova ordered five of Moscow's diplomats in Chisinau to leave the country.
Russia's ambassador in Chisinau says five members of Russia's embassy in Moldova have been expelled by authorities.
Moldovan anticorruption prosecutors have detained the mayor of Chisinau and several other city officials on suspicion of corruption.
The Moldova branch of Amnesty International says President Igor Dodon has violated the country's constitution by saying that he is not the president of Moldovan gays.
A protest march organized by Moldova's LGBT community on May 21 in the capital, Chisinau, was halted after just several hundred meters as police sought to avert a confrontation with counterprotesters. (RFE/RL's Moldovan Service)
A protest march organized by Moldova's LGBT community on May 21 in the capital, Chisinau, was halted after just several hundred meters as police sought to avert a confrontation with participants in a counterprotest made up of "Orthodox priests and believers."
Some 1,000 people participated in a gay-pride march in the Romanian capital, Bucharest, on May 20 to protest actions by lawmakers they say will restrict their rights.
Moldovan President Igor Dodon said the West made a mistake by propping up "corrupt" governments in his country due to fear of Russian influence. He was speaking to Valentina Ursu of RFE/RL's Moldovan Service.
Moldova's pro-Russian president, Igor Dodon, has accused the European Union of providing "geopolitical assistance" to his country in order to keep a series of pro-EU governments in power in Chisinau.
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