What next for Moldova’s minorities after Crimea?
Publisher: ECMI Volume: 27 pages, pdf Description: Following Russia’s annexation of Crimea alarmist headlines have propelled Moldova into the limelight, with fears that Transnistria would be next in line in Russia’s ‘land grab’. Concerns have been linked to a possible drive by Russia to annex as much of the territory of the former Soviet republics as possible. While, at the other end of the spectrum, the European Union (EU) has been portrayed as fighting Russia’s imperialistic expansionism by offering Moldova alluring ‘carrots’, in the shape of a visa-free regime and trade agreements.