The breakaway republic - de facto state - of Transnistria has steadily been edging closer and closer to Russia, but the Kremlin does not seem all that enthusiastic. The EU ought to take specific action to prevent Moldova from becoming the next victim of Russian aggression. Transnistria could represent a Russian, bridge head in the East of Europe. There is a real chance that the breakaway region in the Eastern part of the country, the Transnistrian republic, might follow in the footsteps of

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... a and be accepted into the Russian Federation as a new federal subject. The annexation of Crimea by force dramatically changes the security situation in the Black Sea region.