Moldova
| Location | Europe |
|---|---|
| Type | |
| Interest of | Ambassador/Moldova |
| Member of | International Criminal Court, La Francophonie, UN |
| Subpage | •Moldova/President •Moldova/Prime Minister |
| The poorest country in Europe | |
Moldova, officially the Republic of Moldova, is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe, with an area of 33,843 km2 and a population of 2.38 million.
Moldova is bordered by Romania to the west and Ukraine to the north, east, and south. The unrecognised breakaway state of Transnistria lies across the Dniester river on the country's eastern border with Ukraine.
Moldova is a parliamentary democratic republic with its capital in Chișinău, the country's largest city and main cultural and commercial centre.
In November 2024, Moldova's pro-EU President Maia Sandu claimed a second term after a tense election run-off seen as a choice between Europe and Russia.[1]
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| National Centre for Information Defence | “In recent years we have seen an industrial-scale assault by hostile actors on the information environment in the UK and that of many of our allies.
"Russian agencies have used every means at their disposal to spread lies and disinformation and prey on people’s fears. They’ve used bots and fake websites. Falsified newspaper articles. Forged the branding of 28 British organisations – including universities and the BBC. They’ve amplified far right narratives. "And we have evidence that they tried to interfere with the 2019 General Election. "We also know that they have tried to stoke tensions and unrest in the wake of horrific events. The idea that anyone would try to use such things to their advantage is just repulsive – but it is what they do. The Kremlin spends around £1.3 billion each year on manipulating information. We’re talking about an insidious campaign that reaches into people’s homes and twists what they feel about their own country and community – creating a narrative of decline, stoking division and sowing despair. On top of that we have seen cyber-attacks on our companies and institutions. And we know that A.I. will multiply the threat. "Today I am tasking our security chiefs to begin work on a new National Centre for Information Defence – to detect, attribute and disrupt these kinds of hostile state information attacks. To support and defend our democracy. "And I know this is a shared challenge. So we are going to use our experience in the UK – and the fact that we have already been through this shock – to help other countries. "We have already supported Moldova to protect its elections from Russian interference. "As more elections approach across Europe, more nations are grappling with these issues – some for the first time. So we’re ready to share our understanding of how these actors work, and how we can respond – because this is vital for our collective security and resilience. "To overcome division and instability, we must also find new ways to bring countries together. We know that we are at our strongest when we unite with others – when we reach across borders to solve shared problems.” | Andy Burnham | 22 September 2026 |
Citizens of Moldova on Wikispooks
| Title | Born | Died | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iurie Leancă | Moldovan politician | ||
| Nicu Popescu | Moldovan politician | ||
| Andrei Popov | Moldovan politician | ||
| Maia Sandu | 24 May 1972 | Pro NATO Pro EU President of Moldova |
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