The USA is sending a new ambassador to the Republic of Moldova. Who is Kelly Adams-Smith?

Kent Logsdon ends his mandate as ambassador of the United States of America (USA) to the Republic of Moldova. His place will be taken by Kelly Adams-Smith, nominated on Thursday, March 14, by US President Joe Biden for this position. Kelly Adams-Smith is currently the Deputy Head of the US Mission to the European Union.

EU's Borrell warns coming months 'decisive' for Ukraine war

EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell warned Thursday that the Ukraine war could be decided in the coming months, urging during a visit to Washington for allies to rush aid to Kyiv, AFP reports.

Good news for Moldovans! Electricity could get cheaper

Starting next week, residents of the Republic of Moldova will pay less for electricity. A decision in this sense is to be approved by the National Energy Regulatory Agency, in the meeting on Tuesday, March 19.

EBRD will grant the Republic of Moldova a loan of 150 million euros for the rehabilitation of roads

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) will offer our country a loan of 150 million euros for the rehabilitation of two road sections. According to the Legislative, the amount granted by the EBRD covers half of the amount needed to implement Project V for the repair of roads in Moldova. The rest of the money will be provided by the European Investment Bank, according to the Financing Agreement signed on March 31, 2022.

Presidential elections in Russia. More than 113 million people, expected at the polls

Russia is holding a presidential election that is all but certain to extend Vladimir Putin’s rule throughout this decade and into the 2030s, CNN reports.

NATO Secretary General urges allies to speed up military aid for Ukraine

Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg has urged NATO member states to provide Kyiv with badly needed ammunition and military equipment as outmanned and outgunned Ukrainian troops struggle to hold off an increasingly intense Russian assault more than two years into Moscow's full-scale invasion, RFE reports.

Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinian calls for a national debate on the country's accession to the EU

Prime Minister Nikol Pashinian welcomed on Thursday a European Parliament resolution construed by him as an endorsement of his administration’s possible decision to seek Armenia’s membership in the European Union, RFE reports.

Mariana Cherpec is the new member of the Superior Council of Prosecutors

Prosecutor Mariana Cherpec is the new member of the Superior Council of Prosecutors (SCP). She occupied the post following Olesa Varlan’s resignation on March 4, IPN reports.

Another top manager in Russia's oil and gas sector found dead

Vitaly Robertus, 54, Vice President of the Russian oil and gas firm Lukoil, has been found dead. He is the fourth Lukoil top manager to die since the beginning of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine.

Drills are held at the Bulboaca military base

The Ministry of Defense announces that during March 13-15, the students of the "Alexandru cel Bun" Military Academy will carry out practical training at the Training Battalion — the military training base of the National Army in Bulboaca.

Ukrainian drones damage Russian oil refineries

Ukraine struck Russian oil refineries on Wednesday in a second day of heavy drone attacks, causing a fire at Rosneft’s biggest refinery in one of the most serious attacks against Russia’s energy sector in recent months.

Two new deputies in the Parliament of the Republic of Moldova. The Constitutional Court validated the mandates

Parliament has two new deputies. The deputy mandates of the alternate candidate on the list of the PAS Party, Ana Speianu, and the alternate candidate on the list of the Bloc of Communists and Socialists, Said-Muhmat Amaev, were validated by the Constitutional Court. The deputies were greeted at today's plenary session of the Parliament.