Moldova–Ukraine relations are the bilateral/diplomatic/foreign relations between the sovereign states of Moldova and Ukraine. The Moldova–Ukraine border is 985 kilometers (612 miles). Ukrainians are the third largest ethnic group in Moldova, behind Moldovans and Romanians.

Following the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Moldova accepted Ukrainian refugees, [1] opened a bank account for donations, [2] and unofficially imposed sanctions on Russia. [ 3 ] They also, Moldova declared a 60-day state of emergency and fully closed its airspace for a week.

Mar 5, 2023 · A short drive from Ukraine's southern border, hundreds of Russian troops guard a vast Soviet-era ammunition depot in Moldova's breakaway region of Transnistria.

Jan 1, 2025 · Russian gas has stopped passing through Ukraine after a five-year deal expired, leaving Moldova at risk of a crisis. ... Gazprom has halted the return flow of cash to fund the full-scale invasion ...

Mar 10, 2024 · Since Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022, its neighbor Moldova has faced a litany of crises that have at times raised fears the country is also in Russia’s crosshairs.

Jan 9, 2025 · A decades-long Russian-Ukrainian transit gas deal to Europe ended on Jan. 1. For now, the most acute effects are being felt in a region called Transnistria, on the eastern edge of Moldova.

Apr 14, 2023 · By aiming to destabilize Moldova from within and by using the conflict in Transnistria, Russia’s goal is to create more chaos around Ukraine’s borders and force Ukraine to divide and keep some of its military forces on the border with Moldova.

Jun 10, 2024 · While Ukraine defends itself against a full-fledged Russian military invasion, Moldova is confronting a parallel Russian “hybrid war” that aims to destabilize the regime of President Maia Sandu and torpedo the country’s prospective alignment with the West.

Jan 8, 2025 · Gazprom claims the decision to cut off gas supplies resulted from Moldova's unpaid debts, an allegation Chisinau disputes. An agreement to transit Russian gas to Europe through Ukraine expired on the same day that Russia ended gas deliveries to Moldova, but Gazprom maintains that the suspension was prompted by debts, not transit issues ...

Mar 27, 2024 · Since Russia fully invaded Ukraine two years ago, a string of incidents in neighboring Moldova’s Russia-backed breakaway region of Transnistria have periodically raised the specter that European Union candidate Moldova could also be in Moscow’s crosshairs.