Transnistria
The Moldovan government says that Russia is violating the law by printing ballots in the Transnistrian region ahead of its presidential "elections.
Moldova sees Russia's attempts to destabilize the country by using political puppets, oligarchs and financing protests ahead of the presidential elections in Russia.
A Russian citizen, identified as a former Wagner mercenary, was denied entry to Moldova and returned to the country of origin.
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.
France reaffirms its unwavering support for Moldova's independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity amid growing fears that Transnistria could become a new flashpoint.
France and Moldova will sign defense and economic cooperation agreements during Moldovan President Maia Sandu's visit to Paris on Thursday.
The head of Moldova's Information and Security Service has warned that Russia intends to interfere in the upcoming presidential and parliamentary elections in Moldova to undermine the country's European integration and keep it in Russia's sphere of influence.
The OSCE Chairperson-in-Office will soon visit Moldova to discuss the resolution of the Transnistrian problem and confidence building between the parties for the benefit of all people living on both sides of the Dniester.
The Moldovan Foreign Ministry responded that Lavrov and the Kremlin regime have no right to lecture about democracy and freedom, given the unprovoked attacks on their neighbors.
The Russian FSB recruits Ukrainians who travel illegally to Transnistria, extracting information about Ukrainian military facilities and border measures from them, and convincing them to work as informants, threatening to return them to Ukraine otherwise.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine calls for a peaceful settlement of the Transnistrian issue and opposes any destabilizing external interference, advocating the withdrawal of russian troops from Moldova.
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy met with Prime Minister of Bosnia and Herzegovina Borjana Krišto in Tirana, thanking her for her political support of Ukraine and discussing mutual cooperation and support for EU membership.
Zelenskyy thanked Serbian President Vucic for providing asylum to Ukrainians fleeing the war and supporting the Ukrainian peace formula.
The leaders of Ukraine and Moldova discussed russia's attempts to destabilize the situation in Transnistria and effective tools to counter Russian influence.
Tensions in the pro-Russian separatist region of Transnistria in Moldova pose a risk of further Russian provocations, Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said.
Russia's State Duma will consider Transnistria's appeal to Russia for help due to Moldova's economic blockade of the separatist region.
The so-called "deputies" of Transnistria claimed economic pressure from Moldova and appealed to russia for "protection".
The National Resistance Headquarters warned Ukrainians against traveling to Russia, as the FSB could use them in operations and label them "saboteurs" or "terrorists" to escalate tensions.
Russians have intensified aerial reconnaissance, deploying a record number of drones along the entire front line, especially in the southern direction along the Dnipro River, according to a spokesman for the Ukrainian Air Force.
An enemy drone flew over Moldova before being destroyed by Ukrainian air defense systems, a spokesman for the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine said.
Lithuania will strengthen control over the quality of grain imported from Russia and other high-risk countries, such as Belarus, Transnistria, and the territories of Ukraine and Georgia not controlled by their governments.
Moldova did not ask for military assistance from Ukraine, the President of Ukraine said.
Ukraine is ready to resume the work of its mobile consulate in the Transnistrian region of Moldova to provide consular services to Ukrainian citizens, if their safety and freedom of movement are ensured.
Ukraine's Interior Minister Ihor Klymenko met with his Moldovan counterpart, Adrian Efros, to discuss illegal migration, organized crime, and border security, especially along the border with Transnistria.
An FSB agent nicknamed "Skif" is sentenced to 15 years in prison for attempting to recruit informants and an SBU officer to gather intelligence in Odesa region.