politics
January 20, 2026
Moldova’s withdrawal from CIS to take more than one year
The resolution will enter into force after an official notification by the Moldovan foreign ministry
TL;DR
- Moldova's withdrawal from the CIS will take more than a year to complete.
- The process involves denouncing key foundational CIS agreements.
- Moldova's pro-EU integration policy, initiated in 2020, is the driving force behind the withdrawal.
- The government plans to denounce 120 out of 282 CIS agreements, but will retain beneficial ones.
- Former President Igor Dodon and Russia's Foreign Ministry have criticized Moldova's policy.
- The withdrawal process begins with government endorsement and requires parliamentary approval.