Putin's ever-bloody spring: Moldova fears parallels - shortly before the "State of the Nation Address".. As of: February 29, 2024, 10:42 a.m By: Florian Naumann An appeal from Transnistria to Russia brings back dark memories - and worries about parallels.

What will Putin announce on Thursday? Chisinau – history sometimes repeats itself. In case of doubt, a person at the levers of power with a penchant for fixed patterns of behavior could be sufficient - Vladimir Putin, for example.