Will Moldova hit Transnistria any time soon?

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I don't understand why they don't. Russia poses no direct threat to them and Ukraine is no longer pro-Russia so they don't either. Furthermore of all irredentist seccesonist states, Transnistria has the weakest justification, common sense dictates that certain nationalities won't stop being part of the population instantly at a border, not to mention it has more Moldovans than Russians anyway, and there are many Russians in Moldova proper. Not only is Transnistria an ugly geographic mess and unsustainable without Russian aid, it's also probably even more repressive than Belarus, and doesn't attempt to make its joke elections even look semi-legitimate. It's an ugly sore on Europe that needs to go.

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The worst thing about Transnistria is that I read it's the only "country" in Europe where homosexuality is still illegal.

Though that might change in Kosovo pretty soon sadly.

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Why Moldova doesn't hit?

Hmm, maybe you should get some infos about that small country named... Georgia, especially its recent history...

Moldova doesn't have a border with Russia unlike Georgia.

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Not having Russian troops wouldn't be harmful to anyone but that dictatorship, it would mean that illegitimate state would fall. As for the rest of the world "allowing" them there, no one can do anything about them except for Moldova and Ukraine, Ukraine won't attack Russian troops for obvious reason and Moldova is the issue here.

Considering that Moldovan reunion with Romania did not happen, any initial justification for Transnistria is now even more moot.

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That sounds even more ridiculous than the Cyprus unification plan.

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*sigh*

Once again, please look at a map. Unlike Georgia, Russia does not border Moldova.

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Well Ukranians are only the third largest group in Moldova, while Moldovans are a plurality, so there's not much more of an argument for that. Plus the primary reason for the rebellion, fear of reunion with Romania, is not happening (though it would be better for everyone involved--except Romania.)

Now if back in 1992 the region was annexed to Ukraine instead off putting it under a mob-ran dictatorship, it would be a better outcome no doubt than what happened and not entirely unacceptable. But backing up such a regime in such a region is rather indefensible, considering there's plenty of other parallel situations where that hasn't occured. How would anyone react to Austrian-backed guerillas in South Tyrol, or Turkish-backed guerillas in Bulgaria? (You did get a comparable situation with Albanian guerillas in Serbia I suppose that many supported, but those aren't the same countries supporting it here. Both sides just need some consistency.)