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Moldova is trying to join the EU, but it will have a hard time breaking away from Russia's orbit

  • Written by Tatsiana Kulakevich, Associate Professor of Instruction in the School of Interdisciplinary Global Studies, Affiliate Professor at the Institute for Russian, European, and Eurasian Studies, University of South Florida
Moldova is trying to join the EU, but it will have a hard time breaking away from Russia's orbitPeople take part in a pro-European Union rally in Chisinau, the capital of Moldova, on May 21, 2023.Elena Covalenco/AFP via Getty Images

Moldova, one of Europe’s poorest countries, straddles Ukraine to its east and European Union countries to its west – placing it in an arguably vulnerable position in the ongoing war between Ukraine...

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