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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