Can Moldova Make Russia Pay?
A polluted river and a severed power line left Moldova with costs from Russia’s war. The two cases face different legal hurdles.
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When oil reached Moldova’s stretch of the Dniester River in March 2026, schools in Bălți, the country’s second-largest city, moved classes online and water from the river was cut off there for a week. Around 100,000 people temporarily lost access to water from the public network, according to an October 16 assessment back…
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