

Lest we forget. Moldova belongs with EU
2nd March 1992: 27 years since the official beginning of the war in Transnistria. It was at this moment that a Russian policy towards the “near abroad” emerged. The cornerstone of this policy was “peace-keeping” through continuous Russian involvement in the region with the purpose of keeping it within Kremlin’s sphere of influence. The same pattern of conflict and involvement through “peace-keeping” can be observed in the cases of Moldova, Georgia and Tajikistan. The Russian