The head of Moldova’s semi-autonomous region of Gagauzia has called on Russian President Vladimir Putin to pressure Moldovan authorities to release her from police custody after she was arrested ...

Participants held posters with slogans such as "Free Evghenia Gutsul," "Stop political persecution," and "Respect the choice of the people of Gagauzia." "We demand a fair hearing and the release ...

CHISINAU - The detained pro-Russian leader of Moldova's Gagauz ethnic minority was transferred to house arrest for 30 days on Wednesday, Moldovan media outlet Newsmaker reported. Read more at ...

CHISINAU, March 27. /TASS/. The head of Moldova’s autonomous Gagauzia region, Yevgenia Gutsul, who is being held in Chisinau, has appealed to Russian President Vladimir Putin to put pressure on ...

Eugenia Gutul, the leader, or bashkan, of Gagauzia, has been in detention since being stopped at the airport on Tuesday in connection with a corruption probe. On Thursday, she urged Russian ...

The detention at Chisinau airport of Eugenia Gutul, the leader of the autonomous region of Gagauzia, has further strained the former Soviet republic's difficult relations with Moscow. Gutul is ...

Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan has accused the European Union of selectively condemning political persecution, ...

The Kremlin intends to use pro-Russian actors in Gagauzia and Transnistria to destabilize and degrade Moldovan democracy and ultimately prevent Moldova’s accession to the EU. Follow our coverage of ...