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Drones, Shor's Money Machine and a Winter 'Perfect Storm’ (opens the original)
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Drone Incursions Become a Near Daily Occurrence Russian violations of Moldovan airspace have massively intensified in both quantity and potential danger to the population. Overflights - where a drone briefly enters and then exits Moldova on its way to a target in Ukraine are becoming a daily occurrence. At the same time, drones that crash and explode in Moldova, or linger for long periods in the country’s airspace, are becoming much more frequent. Here is a roundup of the main violations in the
According to The New York Times, Moldova Is Gray and Covered in Lenin Statues (opens the original)
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On September 12 the New York Times Opinion published a guest photo essay about Moldova titled “Great Powers Are Moving Apart. What Happens if You’re Caught in the Middle?” This headline was later changed and to “The Tiny Country Caught in the Battle for Europe’s Future.” It’s by Frankie Mills, a British journalist based in Tbilisi. The headlines themselves tell a story. In the first, Moldova is caught in the middle of a great power struggle, in the second, in a battle for Europe’s future. In nei
Was Russia Targeting Zelenskyy's Plane in Chisinau? (opens the original)
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Was Russia Targeting Zelenskyy’s Plane in Chisinau?Last week, we wrote about how an overflight by a Russian missile-drone caused the diversion of 7 planes in Moldova. Of those, 3 were held on the ground at Chisinau’s Eugen Doga International Airport, 3 were diverted to holding patterns in the air and one diverted to Iași for an unscheduled landing. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s plane was among those which were delayed in this incident. At the time, he was flying from Chisinau to Oslo
Deadly Drone Strike on Moldovan-Ukrainian Border (opens the original)
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Hello and welcome back to Moldova Matters! I’m back after some vacation and travel and it’s time to get caught up. Last week I sent a short update detailing Moldova’s commemoration of 35 years of independence. This week, we’ll lead with alarming updates in Russia’s new campaign to intimidate Moldova with drones. Then we’ll do a roundup of the other important stories of the last 2 weeks. Summer’s over and while there was hardly a break from major stories in Moldova, the start of September is typi
Independence Unites Us (opens the original)
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