Gagauzia, an autonomous region in southern Moldova, looks to Moscow before the West, much as Ukraine's restive east does. And the poor, agricultural region could show the problems a federalized Donbass might face.
Christian Science Monitor: In tiny Moldova, hints of a ‘federalized’ Ukraine’s future
Moldovan protesters shout anti-Russia slogans as they display a Moldovan flag next to the Russian Embassy in Bucharest on Jan. 9, 2012.