The Russian State Duma (lower chamber of the Russian parliament) advises pensioners not to rely on the state and to "become self-sufficient", while only 17% of Russians believe that pension payments ...

In a country where power is highly centralized, Moscow sets the tone for Vladivostok, 4,000 miles away, complicating longstanding ambitions to make it a trading powerhouse.

(Global Edition) From the BBC World Service … Russia’s president, Vladimir Putin, has given his annual state of the nation address, putting economic issues such as growth and poverty center stage. But ...

Moldovans will head to the polls to cast ballots in a tense parliamentary election fraught with claims of Russian ...

Moldova goes to the polls on September 28 in parliamentary elections, with the pro-Western government saying Russian disinformation is boosting support for opposition parties. But widespread poverty ...

Moldova’s pro-European party was set for a majority in Parliament, in a vote widely seen as a showdown between Europe and ...

With the reeleciton of a pro-European president in Moldova, the Eastern European country is poised to turn its back on Moscow ...

The victory of a pro-European party in Moldova’s parliamentary elections was a litmus test in the former Soviet nation, where ...