[butlerweave]

Moldova Sucks

[ought-six]

“Moldova Sucks.”

It wants to be free. Do you think that sucks?

[familyop]

Russian army officer admits: 'Our troops tortured Ukrainians'

[hanamizu]

If I have my history right, Moldova was a part of Romania that the USSR took after World War II. When USSR broke up, Moldova became one of the new independent nations. But a part of it, Transdniestria, populated by many Russians broke away from Moldova. So far only one nation, Russia, recognizes Transdniestrian ‘independence’.

Moldova might want to rejoin Romania, but Russia says this would be a terrible provocation and might lead to Russian invasion since Romania is a part of NATO

Does any of this sound familiar?

[BookmanTheJanitor]