by CBBSS | Dec 21, 2020 | International News and Analysis
Paul Goble’s window-on-eurasia blog discusses “the incredible shrinking Russian world.” In most of the former Soviet republics, the percentage of ethnic Russians in the population has shrunk by half or more. Read original...
by CBBSS | Oct 5, 2021 | Regional News
About 20,000 Moldovans protested in Chisinau Sunday, demanding the resignation of senior government officials and President Nicolae Timofti, Reuters reports. Many have set up tents outside government buildings. Earlier this year, $1 billion went missing from...
by CBBSS | Sep 8, 2021 | Regional News
RFE/RL reports from Chisianu where protesters have set up a tent city and are demanding the resignation of Moldovan President Nicolae Timofti and top financial officials. Earlier this year, about 1 billion euros went missing from the Moldovan banking system, and the...
by CBBSS | Sep 7, 2021 | Regional News
Tens of thousands of protesters gathered in the Moldovan capital Chisinau Sunday, demanding the resignation of President Nicolae Timofti and the punishment of those responsible for mass embezzlement, The Guardian reports. About $1 billion went missing from three...
by CBBSS | Aug 19, 2021 | Regional News
RFE/RL interviewed Moldova’s new prime minister, Valeriu Strelets, who rejected criticism that he is seeking closer economic ties with Russia. Strelets, who is the leader of a pro-EU coalition, spoke with Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev last week and...
