{"id":272711,"date":"2025-08-27T09:05:05","date_gmt":"2025-08-27T08:05:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/august-27-marks-the-anniversary-of-the-declaration-of-independence-from-the-soviet-union-dw-news\/"},"modified":"2025-08-27T09:05:05","modified_gmt":"2025-08-27T08:05:05","slug":"august-27-marks-the-anniversary-of-the-declaration-of-independence-from-the-soviet-union-dw-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/august-27-marks-the-anniversary-of-the-declaration-of-independence-from-the-soviet-union-dw-news\/","title":{"rendered":"August 27 marks the anniversary of the declaration of independence from the Soviet Union | DW News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i3.ytimg.com\/vi\/jy2dcVRa4OQ\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"August 27 marks the anniversary of the declaration of independence from the Soviet Union | DW News\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/jy2dcVRa4OQ\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>The Republic of Moldova marks 34 years of independence. With an election only weeks away and the country split between pro-Russians and pro-Europeans, European leaders will be in Chisinau on August 27 to show support.<br \/>\nThis year, amid rising geopolitical tension, the day has taken on more political significance than usual.<br \/>\nWedged between Romania and Ukraine, governance of the country has throughout history alternated between a number of rulers, including Romania and Russia, leaving deep social divisions that still persist to this day.<br \/>\nWith Russian troops still stationed in Moldova&#8217;s separatist region of Transnistria and an election scheduled for the end of September, Moldova&#8217;s balancing act between East and West is more apparent now than ever before.<br \/>\nCan Moldova secure its place in Europe while Moscow continues to exert pressure?<\/p>\n<p>#DW_StoriesfromEurope #moldova #independence <\/p>\n<p>For more news go to: http:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/<\/p>\n<p>Follow DW on social media:<br \/>\n\u25baInstagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/dwnews<br \/>\n\u25baTikTok: https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@dwnews<br \/>\n\u25baFacebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/deutschewellenews\/<br \/>\n\u25baTwitter: https:\/\/twitter.com\/dwnews<\/p>\n<p>F\u00fcr Videos in deutscher Sprache besuchen Sie: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/dwdeutsch<\/p>\n<p>Subscribe: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/deutschewelleenglish?sub_confirmation=1<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Republic of Moldova marks 34 years of independence. With an election only weeks away and the country split between pro-Russians and pro-Europeans, European leaders will be in Chisinau on August 27 to show support. This year, amid rising geopolitical tension, the day has taken on more political significance than usual. 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