Moldova has finally withdrawn from the CIS
This was reported on the Moldovan government’s website.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs initiated the cancellation of the agreements because Russia has violated the CIS’s core principle — respect for the borders of other states. The Kremlin is waging war against Ukraine, committing acts of aggression against Georgia and illegally maintaining troops in Moldova.
The Moldovan parliament stated that the decision to withdraw from the CIS is a step towards EU accession. As a result of the agreement’s cancellation, the state budget will save around $170,000.
Moldova will remain a party to only a few CIS treaties, particularly in the trade, economic and social spheres. To date, Chisinau has denounced around 70 agreements with the CIS.
The CIS is a regional international organisation established in December 1991 following the collapse of the USSR to regulate relations between the former Soviet republics. It currently comprises nine post-Soviet states: Azerbaijan, Belarus, Armenia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Russia, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan.
In 2008, Georgia withdrew from the CIS (following the war with Russia), and in 2018, Ukraine did the same. At the end of March 2026, Ukraine withdrew from 116 agreements within the CIS. Moldova began the withdrawal process in January 2026.
