Moldova’s pro-European party held onto its absolute majority in Parliament in national elections, but it still has a long road into the European Union.

Russia has said it believes NATO is plotting a "landing" in Ukraine as part of a bid by the European Union to "occupy" Moldova.

Almost 1.6M of Moldovans have cast their ballots, says electoral authority, with voting ongoing in some polling stations - Anadolu Ajansı

Europe witnessed a flurry of political and security developments on Monday, from decisive election victories in Italy and Moldova to economic warnings in the UK and heightened NATO defenses in the Baltic.

Keen to bring Moldova back under its influence, the Kremlin has devised a sweeping strategy to interfere in the elections being held on Sunday.

Russia is testing how far it can go and wants to divert attention from the war in Ukraine, stated President Volodymyr Zelenskyy during a speech at the Warsaw Security Forum, The Guardian reports. Responding to recent airspace violations,

Sandu and the PAS have led Moldova closer to Brussels, securing EU candidate status, alongside Ukraine, in 2022, and opening accession talks in June 2024. A referendum held in October that same year narrowly enshrined EU membership in the country’s constitution.

EADaily, September 23rd, 2025. The European Commission, together with the NATO leadership, are determined to keep Moldova in line with its Russophobic policy. It was decided to fulfill this task at any cost,