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On Tuesday in Chisinau, demonstrations called for government subsidies for winter energy bills.
Fears are growing the Ukraine war could spill over into Moldova.
Moldova's Foreign Ministry said the decision was taken following "ongoing tensions and unfriendly actions," and that embassy staff and diplomats would have to leave by 15 August.
Azerbaijan's president and Armenia's prime minister met European leaders in Moldova in a renewed effort to resolve tensions between the two countries.
In a interview with FRANCE 24, Moldova's minister of internal affairs said that Moscow was attempting to "reinstall a pro-Russian government" in Moldova, and that "Russian interest groups" and "fugitive oligarchs" were behind recent protests calling for the resignation of the pro-Western President Maia Sandu. "There is clear evidence that these so-called protests were financed, that the transportation of people to Chisinau [was] being truly organised, very well targeted, in clear places and clear timing with clear instructions. And [in] the media space, there is clearly pro-Russian propaganda, there is [a] clear pro-Russian narrative. If you look into the investigations about the cyber attacks, many of the IP addresses were coming from Russia," Ana Revenco said.