Pro-Russian rebel officials in Moldova’s breakaway region of Transnistria appealed to Russia for “protection” on Wednesday, amid fears the territory could become a new flashpoint in Moscow’s conflict with neighbouring Ukraine.
The new proposed legislation would expand the list of "undesirable organizations" to include foreign state-funded organizations, such as media outlets like the BBC or RFE/RL.
The Russian parliament passed a resolution denouncing the alleged presence of French "mercenaries" in Ukraine, escalating tensions with Paris. Russia claimed, without evidence, to have killed a group of French mercenaries in Ukraine s Kharkiv last week. Moscow summoned the French ambassador over what it deemed "growing involvement in the Ukraine conflict."