Russia condemns detention of Moldova's pro-Russian Gagauz leader

In Moldova, the court arrested the head of the Gagauz autonomy, Eugenia Hutsul, for 20 days.

Vocal critic of pro-Western Moldovan gov't, who leads autonomous...

A vocal critic of Moldova's pro-Western government, who leads an autonomous region in the EU candidate state, has denounced her arrest on what she claims to be fabricated criminal charges. Yevgenia Gutsul was taken into custody on Tuesday evening at the international airport in the Moldovan capital, Chisinau, with the authorities saying she was on a wanted list. In a statement released through her lawyers on Thursday, she accused the government …

Evghenia Gutul, the governor of Moldova's pro-Kremlin Gagauzia region, is a fierce critic of the country's pro-European Union (EU) leader...

Arrested Leader of Moldova’s Gagauzia Asks Putin for Help in Securing Her Release

The head of Moldova’s semi-autonomous region of Gagauzia has called on Russian President Vladimir Putin to pressure Moldovan authorities to release her from police custody after she was arrested earlier this week.

Gagauzia governor accuses Moldova of seeking to ‘destroy’ her region’s autonomy

Evghenia Gutul claims Moldova intends to introduce a state of emergency in Gagauzia and establish external control - Anadolu Ajansı

The Gagauz: 'Christian Turks' between two worlds

A brief history of the Gagauz, a Turkic, primarily Orthodox Christian people in the Balkans.