Andrei Spinu

Moldova Declares State of Emergency, Closes Airspace, is ‘On Alert’

Moldovan President Maia Sandu on Thursday said parliament will be asked to declare a state of emergency over the gathering war in Ukraine, adding that the country was "on alert" and ready to receive refugees from Ukraine.

Russian forces conducted multiple strikes on Ukraine on Thursday in what the US described as a full-scale invasion.

Government Promises Aid as Moldovans Anxiously Await Higher Gas Bills

Moldova's Deputy Prime Minister Andrei Spinu announced on Wednesday that the government is preparing several mechanisms to compensate people on modest incomes as consumers anxiously await their next gas bills to see how increased prices for gas supplies will affect them.