(05-01-2022 10:58 AM)Gamenole Wrote:  Whether an actual military attack occurs or not, Europe's poorest country faces challenges from both incoming refugees and ongoing emigration -

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/m...ova-exodus

Moldova would collapse as a country if refugees went there. Fortunately, no Ukrainians would go there. They want a ticket to the EU or nowhere because most of the people leaving are more economic migrants than refugees. Moldova has nothing to offer them.

Now, Transnistria is a stable country, but run by ethnic Russians so Ukrainians won’t go there either. It’s very poor because of its limited recognition, but it’s definitely the richer and more stable of the two countries. Moldova is beyond hope.

Transnistria may have declared independence but not a single country has recognized this fact. More countries have recognized Taiwan. The bulk of Todor's posts I found myself agreeing with him on to an extent. This one, you lost me.

(05-02-2022 05:09 AM)ClairtonPanther Wrote:  Transnistria may have declared independence but not a single country has recognized this fact. More countries have recognized Taiwan. The bulk of Todor's posts I found myself agreeing with him on to an extent. This one, you lost me.

Transnistria considers themselves a country and acts accordingly. International borders may place them inside Moldova, but there is nothing Moldovan about it. No presence of the Moldovan government is there. They use a different language, use different currency, control their own borders, only trade with Moldova as if its a foreign country, have an entirely functioning government of Transnistria, and aren’t represented in the government of Moldova.

I’m not claiming who recognizes them. I’m stating how it functions. If, say, the United Nations, the US, the EU, Russia or Ukraine wanted updates on the border situation with Ukraine, they would call the authorities in Tiraspol. Moldovan authorities would have no idea.

International representatives come to monitor their presidential and parliamentary elections. They are simply in an unresolved status, 30+ years and running.