Moldova–Russia relations

1940 Soviet annexation of territory in eastern Romania; Moldavian SSR established

Moldovan election

constitutional referendum in Moldova

Parliamentary elections were held in Moldova on 28 September 2025. Moldova is a parliamentary republic; the Parliament of Moldova has the main authority of creating laws and appointing the government, and executive powers are primarily derived from the legislature. The main parties and coalitions contesting the election were the ruling pro-European Party of Action and Solidarity (PAS), the pro-Russian Patriotic Electoral Bloc (BEP), the centre-left and nominally pro-European Alternative (BA), and the left-wing populist and mildly pro-Russian Our Party (PN).

wave attacks during the Russian invasion of Ukraine since 2022

1990–present conflict between Moldova and its separatist region of Transnistria

military unit

protests against the country's government

territories occupied by Russia

bilateral relations between Russia and Moldova

proposed Russian annexation of part of Moldova

money-laundering scheme from Russia

diplomatic relations between Russia and Transnistria

Military weapons deposit in Cobasna, part of Moldova but under Transnistrian control

Multilateral negotiation platform aimed at solving the Transnistria conflict

coup d'état attempt