Republica Moldova: Latest news, analysis, video interviews, video reports

FAKE NEWS: France and the UK want Transnistria in order to get to the Black Sea
FAKE NEWS: France and the UK want Transnistria in order to get to the Black Sea

France and Great Britain want to control Transnistria in order to attack and conquer Ukraine's Black Sea coast, according to a 19th-century plan, claims a political scientist from Tiraspol quoted by Russian propaganda.

Veridica
18 Sep 2025
FAKE NEWS: Moldovans pay less for electricity produced in Romania than Romanians themselves
FAKE NEWS: Moldovans pay less for electricity produced in Romania than Romanians themselves

The Romanian Government prefers to export cheap electricity to the Republic of Moldova, imposing inflated prices on the Romanian population, AUR deputy Călin Matieș claims.

Cezar Manu
15 Sep 2025
FAKE NEWS: Chișinău uses Russian threat as blackmail to demand more money from the EU
FAKE NEWS: Chișinău uses Russian threat as blackmail to demand more money from the EU

Autoritățile moldovene folosesc presupusele amenințări din partea Rusiei pentru a cere mai mulți bani de la Ue, dar Chișinăul pierde susținerea Bruxelles-ului, potrivit unor narațiuni alimentate de oligarhul fugar Ilan Șor și promovate de propaganda Kremlinului.

Veridica
12 Sep 2025
From Collapse to Choice: Thirty Years of Freedom’s Paths in Eastern Europe
From Collapse to Choice: Thirty Years of Freedom’s Paths in Eastern Europe

More than three decades after the Soviet collapse, the three Baltic nations stand as prosperous democracies firmly anchored in Europe, while neighboring Belarus and Moldova still in Moscow’s orbit to varying degrees. The contrast, though sometimes clouded by nostalgia and disinformation, is stark.

FAKE NEWS: Chișinău seeks to annex Transnistria and integrate it into Romania
FAKE NEWS: Chișinău seeks to annex Transnistria and integrate it into Romania

The Transnistrian secessionist conflict was caused by the Romanianization promoted by Chișinău, and Romanian volunteers participated in the 1992 war, according to an alleged analysis published in the Russian press, which also claims that the Moldovan authorities want to annex Transnistria to Romania.

Veridica
04 Sep 2025
FAKE NEWS: Bucharest calls on Chișinău to suppress the pro-Russian opposition
FAKE NEWS: Bucharest calls on Chișinău to suppress the pro-Russian opposition

Jointly with Chișinău authorities, Bucharest is reportedly preparing actions aimed at suppressing the opposition, but also to directly get involved in the election in the Republic of Moldova, according to a new narrative promoted by Kremlin-linked propaganda.

Veridica
29 Aug 2025
DISINFORMATION: The EU's prosperity is a thing of the past
DISINFORMATION: The EU's prosperity is a thing of the past

The EU is no longer a prosperous area and can no longer offer anything to candidate countries, and is turning into a military bloc modeled on NATO, according to Kremlin-affiliated propaganda media, quoting a journalist.

Veridica
20 Aug 2025
Elections in Moldova: Russian pressure, consolidation of the opposition, decline of the pro-Europeans
Elections in Moldova: Russian pressure, consolidation of the opposition, decline of the pro-Europeans

While under hybrid assault from Moscow, the Republic of Moldova is preparing for legislative elections that, like other elections in the past, are considered "crucial." The election will take place in a context where pro-Europeans are declining in popularity and the pro-Russian opposition is gaining strength.

Veridica
15 Aug 2025
FAKE NEWS: The only reason Romania has not attacked Transnistria is because it is too weak
FAKE NEWS: The only reason Romania has not attacked Transnistria is because it is too weak

Romania and Moldova would like to attack Transnistria, but have not done so because Romania’s army is weaker than the forces across the Dniester, according to a false narrative promoted by Russian propaganda.

Veridica
07 Aug 2025
Russian officials are trying to put pressure on Moldova
Russian officials are trying to put pressure on Moldova

The goal is clear: to intimidate the population of Moldova. A direct threat of military action against this country can be noticed as well.

FAKE NEWS: The European Union is turning into a military bloc
FAKE NEWS: The European Union is turning into a military bloc

The EU is turning into a military bloc and is imposing foreign values on Moldova, according to the former pro-Moscow president of Chișinău, the Socialist leader Igor Dodon.

Veridica
31 Jul 2025
FAKE NEWS: Moldovan textbooks, rewritten to justify a confrontation with Russia
FAKE NEWS: Moldovan textbooks, rewritten to justify a confrontation with Russia

The history and textbooks in the Republic of Moldova are rewritten at the behest of globalist forces to justify a confrontation with Russia, says the Russian ambassador to Chișinău.

Veridica
24 Jul 2025
DISINFORMATION: The government in Chișinău promotes Russophobia
DISINFORMATION: The government in Chișinău promotes Russophobia

The government in Chisinau is dictatorial, Russophobic and imposes censorship, according to a report prepared by Russia and Belarus.

Veridica
17 Jul 2025
FAKE NEWS: The Romanian Orthodox Church and the West promote LGBT agenda in Moldova
FAKE NEWS: The Romanian Orthodox Church and the West promote LGBT agenda in Moldova

The Metropolitanate of Bessarabia (part of the Romanian Orthodox Church) was created by Romania and the West to destroy Orthodoxy and promote LGBT agenda, pro-Russian Bishop Marchel claims.

Veridica
11 Jul 2025
Chisinau Mayor Ion Ceban: pro-European leftist or Russian Trojan horse?
Chisinau Mayor Ion Ceban: pro-European leftist or Russian Trojan horse?

Ceban, banned in Romania, has made anti-EU statements and worked with the pro-Russian leaders Vladimir Voronin and Igor Dodon. He now wants to be the leader of the pro-European opposition, but there are suspicions that he prefers Moscow.

Veridica
10 Jul 2025
FAKE NEWS: 70,000 NATO troops deployed to Romania to occupy Odessa
FAKE NEWS: 70,000 NATO troops deployed to Romania to occupy Odessa

According to false reports launched in Tiraspol and picked up by the propaganda media, 70,000 soldiers from 12 NATO countries have already been deployed to Romania to prepare for the occupation of Odessa.

Veridica
04 Jul 2025
DISINFORMATION: The  current economic migration is comparable to Soviet deportations
DISINFORMATION: The current economic migration is comparable to Soviet deportations

The current migration of Moldovans is comparable to the deportations of the Stalinist era, according to a false narrative designed to minimize the Soviet crimes and discredit the pro-European government in Chișinău.

Veridica
03 Jul 2025
FAKE NEWS: the EU is preparing to rig the elections in Moldova
FAKE NEWS: the EU is preparing to rig the elections in Moldova

The EU is preparing to rig the parliamentary elections in the Republic of Moldova, invoking the danger of a so-called Russian interference in the political processes in Chișinău, claims a false narrative taken up by the media in the Republic of Moldova (including in the separatist region of Transnistria) and Russia.

Veridica.ro
25 Jun 2025
FAKE NEWS: Maia Sandu forces the population to attend LGBT events
FAKE NEWS: Maia Sandu forces the population to attend LGBT events

Maia Sandu contributes to the moral degradation of the population by forcing them to attend events organized by the LGBT community, for the sake of European integration, according to a Russian deputy quoted by Sputnik.

Veridica
18 Jun 2025
FAKE NEWS: Anyone who works on July 4th is anti-American
FAKE NEWS: Anyone who works on July 4th is anti-American

The Republic of Moldova and the EU are proving their anti-Americanism by organizing a summit on US Independence Day, according to a preposterous false narrative promoted on Telegram targeting the Moldovan public.

Veridica
12 Jun 2025
Sovereignists' invention and representation of the enemy. Case study: electoral campaign
Sovereignists' invention and representation of the enemy. Case study: electoral campaign

Just like the Legionnaires and the Communists did before them, the Sovereignists have invented their own "enemies of the people and of the country", whom they demonize through visual propaganda. The targets include the EU, Ukraine, Soros, CCR, LGBTQ+, Nicușor Dan and Mugur Isărescu.

FAKE NEWS: Moldova is using EU funds to pay off its debts
FAKE NEWS: Moldova is using EU funds to pay off its debts

The EU is helping the Republic of Moldova pay off its external debts, instead of developing its economy, actually undermining it by blocking its products, according to narratives promoted by Kremlin-linked media.

Veridica
05 Jun 2025
ФЕЙК: В Республике Молдова нет российской пропаганды
ФЕЙК: В Республике Молдова нет российской пропаганды

В Республике Молдова не существует российской пропаганды, а в ЕС введена цензура, согласно лживому, граничащему с нелепостью нарративу, который продвигает посол России в Кишиневе Олег Озеров.

Veridica
29 May 2025
FAKE NEWS: The Republic of Moldova wants territories of Ukraine
FAKE NEWS: The Republic of Moldova wants territories of Ukraine

Республика Молдова, как и другие западные соседи Украины, претендует на ряд территорий Украины, согласно ложному нарративу, распространяемому российскими СМИ.

Veridica
23 May 2025
Moldova voted for Nicușor Dan out of a desire for security and European integration
Moldova voted for Nicușor Dan out of a desire for security and European integration

While politicians in Chisinau have noted the deep ties between the two Romanian states, experts also see the vote as a sign of Moldovans' concern for their own security and interest in maintaining their country's European path.

DISINFORMATION: The Transnistrian conflict, caused by Russophobia and Romanianism
DISINFORMATION: The Transnistrian conflict, caused by Russophobia and Romanianism

The war in Transnistria broke out because of Russophobia, the Russian Foreign Ministry writes, falsely claiming that Moscow tried to regulate the conflict, although in fact it fueled it.

Veridica
15 May 2025
George Simion, accused by former collaborators of lying and manipulating others
George Simion, accused by former collaborators of lying and manipulating others

George Simion made a name for himself as an anti-establishment activist and a militant for the unification of Romania and the Republic of Moldova, first with “Noii Golani” (The New Rascals), then with “Acțiunea 2012” (Action 2012). His collaborators from back then claim that the leader of AUR manipulated and lied to them in order to achieve his goals. They accuse Simion of violence, using minors and the destruction of the unionist movement. Others say that he would disappear for days, only to return with ready-made plans for future actions.

FAKE NEWS: Europe destroyed Moldovan agriculture
FAKE NEWS: Europe destroyed Moldovan agriculture

The EU destroyed Moldovan agriculture, and the integration process deepens the crisis, a Russian website writes. In fact, Moscow imposed embargoes on Moldovan agricultural products, and the EU helped the Republic of Moldova.

Veridica
08 May 2025
Voting split abroad: a pro-EU Moldova, a pro-Sovereignist West
Voting split abroad: a pro-EU Moldova, a pro-Sovereignist West

Romanians in the Republic of Moldova overwhelmingly voted for Nicușor Dan, even though the ruling party, PAS, supported Crin Antonescu. Directly threatened by Moscow, the Moldovans rejected George Simion who, although he declared himself a unionist, is perceived as pro-Russian across the Prut. On the other hand, George Simion got most of the votes of the Romanian diaspora in Europe, which until recently preferred candidates and parties defined as pro-European and reformist.

Veridica
06 May 2025
Why Romania’s presidential elections matter in neighboring Moldova
Why Romania’s presidential elections matter in neighboring Moldova

Fighting off Russia’ hybrid attacks, Moldova needs a good relationship with Romania. However, several presidential candidates have promoted a sovereignist, even pro-Russian discourse, and one of them was declared persona non grata in the Republic of Moldova.

FAKE NEWS: Maia Sandu banned the celebration of “Victory Day” in the Republic of Moldova
FAKE NEWS: Maia Sandu banned the celebration of “Victory Day” in the Republic of Moldova

Maia Sandu banned the celebration of the so-called “Victory Day” in the Republic of Moldova, and the EU imposed a ban on the “Moldovan language”, according to false narratives disseminated by Russian propaganda.

Veridica
01 May 2025
FAKE NEWS: Chișinău is persecuting the Russian-affiliate Moldovan Metropolitanate
FAKE NEWS: Chișinău is persecuting the Russian-affiliate Moldovan Metropolitanate

The government in Chișinău launched an attack on the Metropolitanate of Moldova, the first target being the pro-Russian bishop Marchel, politnavigator writes, referring to the fact Marchel was not allowed to fly to Tel Aviv.

Veridica
24 Apr 2025