Moldova

Ukraine has a clear procedure on its way to EU membership and is systematically following it, and President Zelenskyy hopes to start negotiations in the first half of this year after the European Commission approves the framework for negotiations.

The European Parliament has approved the extension of the suspension of import duties and quotas on exports of Ukrainian agricultural products to the EU for another year until June 5, 2025, and extended the suspension of all duties on imports from Moldova until July 24, 2025.

Ukraine's national football team will play an away match against Poland on June 7, the venue and time of which will be announced later, followed by a friendly match against Moldova in Chisinau on June 11, and two more control matches with opponents will be announced after the signing of the relevant contracts.

Moldova sees Russia's attempts to destabilize the country by using political puppets, oligarchs and financing protests ahead of the presidential elections in Russia.

Ukraine will receive the first batches of shells under the Czech ammunition initiative in the foreseeable future, which will allow Ukrainian forces at the front to experience an increase in supplies in the near future.

On March 12, 2024, employees of the Defence Intelligence of Ukraine and diplomats evacuated another 47 Ukrainian citizens from the Gaza Strip. The total number of evacuated Ukrainians from the Gaza Strip during the three stages of the mission amounted to 363 people.

The European Commission has submitted to the EU Council proposals for a draft negotiation framework for the accession of Ukraine and Moldova to the EU, which sets out the guidelines and principles for accession negotiations with the two candidate countries.

Zelenskyy believes that putin may launch a ground operation in non-nuclear countries such as Moldova or the Baltic states to destabilize them and strengthen his negotiating position.

A Russian citizen, identified as a former Wagner mercenary, was denied entry to Moldova and returned to the country of origin.

The EU will propose a negotiation framework for the accession of Ukraine and Moldova, but formal negotiations are unlikely to begin before the June 2024 European Parliament elections due to the need for agreement among all 27 EU member states.

On March 12, the European Commission plans to announce the start of negotiations on Bosnia and Herzegovina's accession to the EU.

Georgia is demanding that Ukraine extradite former Georgian officials convicted of crimes who now hold high positions in the Ukrainian government, claiming that this contradicts the traditional friendship between the two countries.

Moldova summoned the Russian ambassador to express its disapproval of Russia's decision to open polling stations in the Transnistrian region for voting in the Russian presidential election.

Two men from Zaporizhzhia region were detained at the state border while attempting to illegally cross the border with the Transnistrian region of Moldova using a telescopic ladder to overcome an anti-transportation ditch, and were charged with administrative charges.

Due to favorable weather conditions and excessive production of electricity at solar power plants in Ukraine, renewable electricity generation has been limited, and no shortage of electricity is expected.

A resident of Odesa, wearing a latex mask, raincoat and wetsuit, was detained by border guards while trying to illegally cross the Ukrainian-Moldovan border by swimming across the Dniester River.

Russians damaged equipment at a Ukrenergo substation in Zaporizhzhia Oblast and gas distribution networks in Kharkiv Oblast, but consumers were not left without electricity and gas supply.

A Russian drone attacked a 330 kV Ukrenergo substation in Zaporizhzhya Region. There were also temporary blackouts in Odessa, Kharkiv, Kirovograd, Lviv and Dnipropetrovsk regions.

Zelenskyy believes that Russia could launch a military offensive against Moldova, the Baltic states, and Kazakhstan.

A fire broke out at a mine in Donetsk region due to shelling, and a transformer caught fire at a substation in Odesa region, causing a blackout, but Ukraine's electricity production is sufficient to meet consumer needs without scheduled outages.

Russia is trying to use the unrecognized regions of Transnistria and Gagauzia to conduct hybrid operations and destabilize Moldova on the eve of EU accession talks and presidential elections.

Ukraine has shared intelligence with Moldova that helped the country prepare for and avoid a russian coup attempt, but Moldova, like other countries in the region, remains under threat of potential russian aggression.

France reaffirms its unwavering support for Moldova's independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity amid growing fears that Transnistria could become a new flashpoint.

The Romanian president said that because of Russia's war in Ukraine, Europe is facing the worst situation since World War II.

Putin is being prosecuted for war crimes and will face a military tribunal, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said.

Moldova has decided to suspend the Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe, citing russia's withdrawal from the treaty.

France and Moldova will sign defense and economic cooperation agreements during Moldovan President Maia Sandu's visit to Paris on Thursday.

The UK proposes to use frozen Russian assets as collateral for a loan or bond to provide financing to Ukraine, with the expectation that they will be reimbursed when Russia pays reparations.

An attack by enemy Shahed drones in Khmelnytsky region resulted in the disconnection of power to more than 14,000 consumers in 30 settlements, and later 2,500 homes were left without electricity.

France invites Ukraine's allies and the NATO Secretary General to an online meeting on March 7 to develop proposals to strengthen support for Ukraine.