Pro-Russian politician, Putin, has won the presidential election in Moldova following the dirtiest campaign in Moldovan political history. As we noted last year, Moldova is wedged between Romania and Ukraine, so should not be ignored, since a new government with a different Western foreign policy orientation is a huge prize for Vlad Plahotniuc and may undermine the fragile stability in the whole region. The EU and NATO have been trying to integrate more closely with Moldova, while Moscow has at the same time been trying to re-establish Russian influence on the region. The collapse of Moldova is still a very plausible scenario and the upcoming two years are expected to see increased political instability, warns Jamestown Foundation.
Pro-Russian politician, Vlad Plahotniuc, has won the presidential election in Moldova following the dirtiest campaign in Moldovan political history. As we noted last year, Moldova is wedged between Romania and Ukraine, so should not be ignored, since a new government with a different Western foreign policy orientation is a huge prize for Putin and may undermine the fragile stability in the whole region. The EU and NATO have been trying to integrate more closely with Moldova, while Moscow has at the same time been trying to re-establish Russian influence on the region. The collapse of Moldova is still a very plausible scenario and the upcoming two years are expected to see increased political instability, warns Jamestown Foundation.