Cristina Popusoi is a correspondent for RFE/RL's Moldovan Service.
Moldova has paused a recruitment effort to funnel construction workers to Israel, alleging that Israelis have put Moldovans in "high-risk conflict zones," withheld passports, and committed other abuses while plugging gaps in their workforce brought on by the current war in the Gaza Strip.
Moldova has distanced itself further from the CIS this week by revoking key agreements with the Russian-led intergovernmental organization. With Russian interference in Moldovan politics intensifying and pro-Kremlin domestic opposition, leaving the CIS will be far from straightforward.
The first freight train in 25 years on the Basarabeasca-Berezino line has now carried salt from Ukraine. This rail link historically connected Ukraine to Romania, passing through Moldova. But it was long abandoned until March. The line bypasses the pro-Moscow breakaway region of Transdniester.
