🇲🇩☮️🇲🇩 Moldovan president, Maia Sandu, reiterated her goal of reintegrating the Transnistrian region into Moldova, in a peaceful manner, before Moldova enters the EU.
She says that this is her big "ideal" but that a lot depends on other factors.
Sandu is aware of the situation Cyprus is in. Similarly, Cyprus is split in half with the northern half being occupied by the Turkish army who created a rump state. The southern half entered the EU and enjoyed its added benefits but the EU who should be working to reunite Cyprus has done little to sanction Turkey in this regard.
In other words, if Moldova doesn't gain control over Transnistria before EU membership, it certainly won't be able to do so after. EU membership for Moldova will only solidify Transnistria's claim to statehood and will drive it apart further from the rest of Moldova. As the EU doesn't have a plan to reunite Cyprus, what are the chances that it will make one for Moldova? Also, the EU cannot accept countries with territorial disputes so, EU membership will irreversibly change Moldova's de-facto borders.
🇲🇩☮️🇲🇩 Moldovan president, Maia Sandu, reiterated her goal of reintegrating the Transnistrian region into Moldova, in a peaceful manner, before Moldova enters the EU.
She says that this is her big "ideal" but that a lot depends on other factors.
Sandu is aware of the situation Cyprus is in. Similarly, Cyprus is split in half with the northern half being occupied by the Turkish army who created a rump state. The southern half entered the EU and enjoyed its added benefits but the EU who should be working to reunite Cyprus has done little to sanction Turkey in this regard.
In other words, if Moldova doesn't gain control over Transnistria before EU membership, it certainly won't be able to do so after. EU membership for Moldova will only solidify Transnistria's claim to statehood and will drive it apart further from the rest of Moldova. As the EU doesn't have a plan to reunite Cyprus, what are the chances that it will make one for Moldova? Also, the EU cannot accept countries with territorial disputes so, EU membership will irreversibly change Moldova's de-facto borders.
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