A criminal case against the governor of Moldova's region of Gagauzia has been sent to court, prosecutors said on Wednesday, setting up the prospect of the Kremlin ally being tried on charges of ...

The Moldovan authorities are now trying to destroy Gagauzia by opening criminal cases against Chairman of Gagauzia's People's Assembly (parliament) Dmitry Konstantinov and other political ...

Gagauzia, a tiny autonomous region in Moldova, checks most of the boxes for Russian meddling. It is ethnically Turkic, religiously Christian Orthodox, and the main language spoken is Russian.

CHISINAU, April 30 (Reuters) - A Moldovan court on Tuesday opened the trial of the Gagauzia region's Kremlin-allied governor who is accused of channelling funds from Russia to a pro-Moscow party.

"Gagauzia wants to be a friend of Russia," says Valentina, a middle-aged woman with Ukrainian roots. Valentina is sorting receipts on a park bench in Comrat, the capital of the Autonomous ...

The head (bashkan) of the Gagauzia autonomous region of Moldova, Evghenia Guțul, was detained at Chisinau airport. She is a suspect in a criminal case involving accusations of receiving money ...

Gagauzia's 140,000 residents, mainly ethnic Turks who adhere to Orthodox Christianity, have had uneasy relations with central authorities since Moldova threw off Soviet rule in 1991.

When Gagauzia organized a referendum in 2014 — illegally, according to the central government — more than 98 percent voted in support of joining a Moscow-led trade bloc over the European Union.

Gagauzia's Executive Committee described the governor's detention as an "unprecedented act of pressure" on the region's autonomy. Gutul, a member of the Shor party, won the regional presidential ...

The governor of Moldova’s autonomous region of Gagauzia on Thursday accused Chisinau of seeking to “destroy” their autonomy amid her detention by Moldovan authorities earlier this week.

The question of independence has hung over the Moldovan region of Gagauzia for decades. Though its people are desperately poor and rely on agriculture to survive, they cherish their language and ...