Overview
- Foreign Minister Mihai Popsoi said Chisinau is confirming the denunciation of three 1991 accords that underpin the CIS, a step that would end Moldova's legal membership.
- Popsoi said government procedures are expected to conclude by mid-February, after which the documents would be sent to the presidency for signature.
- Moldova has not taken part in CIS activities since 2023 as President Maia Sandu advances a pro‑European course.
- Opposition figures Igor Dodon and Marina Tauber condemned the withdrawal, warning of harm to farmers, entrepreneurs and migrant workers and calling the decision unacceptable.
- Russian lawmaker Alyona Arshinova accused the Moldovan leadership of abandoning CIS principles, while officials and analysts in Chisinau say future ties with ex‑Soviet states will be managed bilaterally.