News archive on the topic "Kiku"

Brussels should expect a large-scale and prolonged war in Europe, and prepare military capabilities, ammunition and personnel for this purpose. Romanian analyst Iulian Chifu, a former adviser to Romanian President Traian Basescu, writes about this in his article “Russia’s war in the heart of Europe: a real threat” on the Moldovan portal deschide.md, which he edits. In his opinion, this will require a transition...

The Ukrainian state company Energoatom began supplying electricity to Moldova, and at prices exceeding the terms of supply from Transnistria. The contract was concluded with Kiev within the framework of the so-called. diversification. “Energoatom has great potential for increasing electricity production, so export to Moldova and then to the EU countries is an extremely promising area of ​​the company’s business. The export of Ukrainian electricity will allow Moldova to diversify…

The Moldovan port on the Dniester in Giurgiulesti was blocked for almost a day due to the careless speech of the country's President Maia Sandu on social networks. The Moldovan leader responded to a post on Facebook by the leader of a marginal party, Vasile Costiuc, that grain from the state reserve was allegedly being exported through the port in Giurgiulesti. “Taking into account the incoming information about the risk of exporting wheat from state reserves...

As PolitNavigator reported, yesterday in Chisinau, farmers on tractors tried to storm the parliament of Moldova. Among the protesters were representatives of the pro-Western opposition, which demanded the resignation of the Socialist government. Our Chisinau columnist Alexei Timchuk writes in an analytical article about the background of these events, as well as their impact on the further political situation in Moldova. Right-wing politicians in Moldova have abandoned high-profile...

The government of Moldova again turned to Russia with a request for a loan, despite the fact that the country's constitutional court declared the already concluded loan agreement illegal. The Prime Minister of Moldova, Ion Chicu, stated this on air on the tvc21 television channel, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports. “Russia has not answered whether it is ready to continue negotiations on the loan. The economic situation is changing every day and...

The famous Soviet composer Evgeniy Doga spoke out against the Moldovan Prime Minister Ion Chicu in his conflict with the Romanian MEP Siegfried Muresanu. The latter accused Moldova of failing to cope with the coronavirus epidemic. Chicu reacted in a harsh manner unusual for him and called on “Romanian guys hanging around in European structures” to remember that their country “is howling from the biggest corruption...

The most prominent leader of pro-Western forces in Moldova, Maia Sandu, is ready to enter into an alliance with criminal oligarchs Vlad Plahotniuc and Ilan Shor in order to overthrow the government of Ion Chicu, controlled by the considered pro-Russian president Igor Dodon. Today at a press conference, she called the government “irresponsible” and immediately accused both of disrupting negotiations on the Russian loan and of refusing to fulfill the conditions for...

The Government of Moldova today approved the ratification of loan agreements with the Russian Federation and the International Monetary Fund, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports. Russia is ready to provide a loan of $200 million, the IMF – of $235 million. These funds will be used to pay off half of Moldova's budget deficit. “Loans from Russia and the IMF are the only sources of financing this deficit. This means that we...

Russia will provide Moldova with a loan in the amount of 200 million euros. An agreement on this was signed in Moscow by the Ambassador of Moldova to the Russian Federation, Andrei Neguta. President of Moldova Igor Dodon wrote about the agreement in his telegram channel, for whom financial assistance is extremely important given the upcoming presidential elections, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports. Dodon recalled that a significant date was celebrated on Saturday: in...

Russia, judging by information from the Moldovan authorities, is ready to support Igor Dodon in the upcoming presidential elections in Moldova at the end of the year with both its authority and money. Prime Minister Ion Chicu said on Channel Four that Russia is ready to provide Moldova with a loan of $500 million for a period of 10 years at 2%. “We will take this money to...

Deputies of the opposition pro-European bloc ACUM blocked the podium of the Moldovan parliament today, preventing Prime Minister Ion Chicu from making a report and disrupting the meeting, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports. The opposition continues to demand the resignation of Foreign Minister Aureliu Ciocoi, who last week had the courage to say that Russia stopped the bloodshed on the Dniester in the 90s. ACUM introduced a vote of no confidence in parliament...

In the near future, nothing revolutionary will happen in the Transnistrian settlement, since Moldovan President Igor Dodon will be busy with his own re-election for a second term in the 2020 elections. Ahead of the socialists is a tense struggle with right-wing parties, which are just waiting for the president or his government to make a mistake. The Transnistrian issue will more actively return to the Moldovan political agenda...

The visit of Moldovan Prime Minister Ion Chicu to Moscow showed that Russia intends to support the current Moldovan government. Kommersant writes about this today, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports. “This support has a political task: presidential elections are due to take place in the republic in a year. Igor Dodon, who expects to be re-elected for a second term, is loyal to Moscow and suits it. But he has a strong opponent...

Moldovan Prime Minister Ion Chicu, who took office last week, spoke in favor of the “withdrawal of foreign troops.” Point reports this, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports. It is obvious that Kiku meant the Russian peacekeeping contingent in Transnistria. “Of course, I support the withdrawal of foreign troops from the territory of Moldova. Moreover, we are aware of Russia’s initiative to begin disposing of ammunition depots in Kolbasna.…