Moldova protests Russian election plans in Transnistria and tightens grain trade controls

Moldova’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs condemned Russian plans to set up unauthorized polling stations in the breakaway Transnistria region for Moscow’s September parliamentary elections, calling the unapproved initiative a violation of national sovereignty.

On domestic trade, Prime Minister Vasile Tofan announced that the cabinet will recommend re-establishing temporary grain import licensing through October 31 to cushion local agricultural producers.

In public health and law enforcement, authorities launched an educational campaign regarding youth nicotine pouch consumption after tobacco company Philip Morris introduced the product ahead of an upcoming statutory ban. Separately, police in northern Moldova confiscated nearly 1.9 million contraband cigarettes during raids targeting an illicit smuggling ring.

Sources: HotNews, Moldova1, Newsmaker, Point, Ziarul de Gardă