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This R&D covers Moldova, an Eastern European country bordering Romania and Ukraine. Like Ukraine, Moldova is locked in a political conflict over whether it should cast its lot with the European Union (EU) and the West, or whether it is better to tie its economic future to Russia. Western-leaning parties won the country’s November 30 parliamentary elections, but they did not win the popular vote.
Moldova’s elections. A choice between “pro-European crooks and pro-Russian crooks”? http://t.co/Fw0r6nJ2PW pic.twitter.com/KDq7cnq016
— The Economist (@TheEconomist) December 2, 2014
Moldova Is Next Battleground for Russia and EU | http://t.co/Pl3orIdcLP
— Carnegie Endowment (@CarnegieEndow) December 5, 2014
Moldova’s Woes Make It Fair Game for #Russia http://t.co/AzvWrlj93I #opinion
— The Moscow Times (@MoscowTimes) December 8, 2014
Op-Talk: Is Moldova Another Ukraine? http://t.co/UA0LnzI9xQ
— NYT Opinion (@nytopinion) December 3, 2014
For most voters in #Moldova, the #elections were a strategic choice between “pro-#EU #crooks and pro-#Russia crooks” http://t.co/rHx2H52tye
— Ragnar Weilandt (@RagnarWeilandt) December 2, 2014
#Moldova is the next battleground for #Russia and the EU, writes @Judy_Dempsey http://t.co/jC6hJjuBkJ #opinion pic.twitter.com/eFckKsMUKS
— The Moscow Times (@MoscowTimes) December 6, 2014
After a deeply split vote with a low turnout, what’s next for Moldova? http://t.co/hNeGHpRpbt via @RFERL
— Jake Turk (@randomdijit) December 2, 2014
We shouldn’t be surprised if Putin now attacks Moldova. http://t.co/M9rjlygvU9
— Jason Stout (@Obewise) December 2, 2014
Why #Moldova matters, post-election version: http://t.co/BxUnRuoOuJ
— RealClearWorld (@RealClearWorld) December 2, 2014
#Moldova, like its neighbor #Ukraine, has witnessed a struggle for influence between Russia & the West http://t.co/WvWC5jSsGV
— GlobalEuropeProgram (@GlobalEurWWICS) December 2, 2014
Borderlands in Europe’s big game: Moldova, Romania, Bulgaria pulling in different directions (Op-Edge by @27khv) http://t.co/9f8vzQ3siW
— RT (@RT_com) December 6, 2014
#Moldova: 7 arrested suspected of #uranium smuggling http://t.co/T8BMVJ8thu
— Frances Townsend (@FranTownsend) December 9, 2014