Freelance correspondent for Logos Press. Specialises in a wide range of topics related to the activities of the agri-food sector in Moldova and worldwide. Graduated from the Kiev Technological Institute of Light Industry and the Moldovan State University (Faculty of History). In journalism since 1995. Since 1998, he has been an employee of the weekly newspaper Logos Press Economic Review. He has worked as editor-in-chief of Lider Agro and Agroexpert publications, as well as on projects for international organisations, including the UN/FAO.
A year ago, China stopped direct imports of liquefied natural gas from the United States amid an escalating trade war between the two world economic leaders. However, Chinese companies continued to buy LNG under long-term agreements with U.S. producers, Logos Press reports.

Polish law enforcers should be prepared for a worsening crime situation in the context of a possible influx of AFU soldiers into Poland and the EU as a whole after the end of the conflict in Ukraine, Logos Press reports.

The draft law on the country’s accession to the Agreement on Port State Control Measures to Prevent, Deter and Eradicate Illegal Fishing was approved by a government decision, Logos Press reported.

Indian authorities are aiming for the country to become one of the top three global powers in the use and creation of artificial intelligence technology, according to Logos Press.

Demand for premium apples surged during the Chinese and Vietnamese New Year celebrations, according to Logos Press.

The inflow of water from the Carpathians to the Moldovan part of the Dniester has doubled due to relatively warm weather for this time of year and abundant precipitation. The spring flood in Moldova will be much more abundant than in previous years, but how much will depend on Ukraine’s hydropower, Logos Press reports.

Last week, the Agency for Interventions and Payments in Agriculture AIPA authorized subsidies worth 63.01 million lei to farmers from the National Fund for Agricultural and Rural Development, Logos Press reported.

The experience of table grapes producer Nikolai Susan, from Ursoaya village (Cahul district) demonstrates that with cooperation and consulting support the organization of export to the European Union is realistic even for small and medium-sized farmers, Logos Press reports.

Excess supply and falling sugar prices have become an acute challenge for the global sugar industry. Ukrainian sugar growers promise to henceforth comply with European sugar market rules, Logos Press reported.

The ‘chicken crisis’ is exacerbating relations between Moldova and Ukraine on the ‘economic track.’ The Ukrainian Cabinet of Ministers has threatened its Moldovan counterparts with mirror measures in connection with the suspension of poultry meat supplies from Ukraine to Moldova. Pressure on Moldova on the ‘European track’ is also possible, according to Logos Press.

The Polish Foreign Ministry has warned that consular assistance to Polish citizens may be limited due to the reduction of diplomatic staff in Russia. Poles in Russia were advised to leave the country, Logos Press reported.

The Ministry of Economy, Environment and Agriculture of Ukraine at the request of the Ukrainian Association of Milk Producers has officially applied to the authorities of the European Union with a proposal to provide anti-crisis financial support to the country’s dairy farms in 2026, according to Logos Press.

Of the total exports in the current season, 46% of the total cargo was shipped by sea, more than 35% by road and about 19% by rail, Logos Press reported.

Landowners receive substantial financial bonuses for planting forests, but these bonuses are based on the supposed carbon benefits of forests. Which, however, are scientifically ambiguous. And this calls into question the meaningfulness of financial injections along these lines, Logos Press reports.

Representatives of both southern European countries at a recent meeting of EU ambassadors expressed concerns that a move to such restrictions could affect the European shipping industry and energy prices. They also asked for clarification on proposals to impose sanctions on foreign ports for transshipment of Russian oil and to tighten controls on ship sellers, Logos Press reported.

An agri-food investment forum will be held in Chisinau on March 5, 2026, within the framework of the Moldova Agri-Food Partnership Platform (APP), Logos Press reports.

Polish President Karol Nawrocki said he is “a big supporter of Poland’s entry into the nuclear project” and the country “should go that way,” according to Logos Press.

The heads of the energy agencies of Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan agreed to strengthen coordination in the water and energy sector, Logos Press reported.

Demand for portable charging stations in Ukraine has increased dramatically over the past few months: according to retail chains, sales of such stations have grown 3.5-4 times, Logos Press reports.

The negotiations between the Moldovan National Food Safety Agency ANSA and the Ukrainian authorities on unblocking the supply of poultry meat to Moldova are proceeding very carefully. The impression is that the parties really want to find a compromise, Logos Press reports.
