This week is the 10th anniversary of a bogus referendum held by the territory’s pro-Kremlin regime, in which 97.2 percent of residents demanded to be annexed by Russia. To mark the occasion, Transnistria’s “president,” Evgeniy Shevchuk – even Moscow doesn’t formally recognize his state – has issued a decree asking for full annexation. He also announced the formation of a committee to harmonize Transnistrian law with Russian law, and demanded a harmonization plan by November.
Wall Street Journal: Putin’s next target
Western attention has been fixed on Ukraine as the field of Vladimir Putin's aggression in Europe. But now the Kremlin is turning its attention to small, impoverished Moldova, where Moscow controls a breakaway territory called Transnistria. It bears attention lest another Russian power play come to pass.
