The fate of Moldova is closely linked to that of its neighboring country. Russia is trying to stop Moldova from joining the EU.

Large parts of the Moldovan population support Putin's Russia. The country is caught between two fronts in the Ukraine war. “Everything is at stake for Moldova now,” said Alexei Tulbure, the director of the moldovan Oral History Institute. The Ukraine war could decide the fate of the Republic of moldova. The outcome of the war, whether in favor of Ukraine or Russia, has existential consequences.