>>17585228It sounds like the eu is just trying to escalate the conflict in ukraine. The gagauz minority have the constitutional right to secede if moldova and romania unified, plus there is also the issue of the sizeable russophone community within moldova proper, not to mention the conflict with transnistria. Overall, Maia Sandu seems to have a Trudeau-tier popularity (popular with foreign elites, but not the local people).
https://balkaninsight.com/2023/02/17/moldova-braces-ahead-of-pro-russian-protest-in-capital/https://www.ft.com/content/4b590695-9cba-4719-b7d5-2081449bfb18