"Understanding and Approaching Moldova’s Pro-Moscow Gagauzia Region"
Wilder Alejandro Sanchez and Lucia Scripcari
E-International Relations
5 August, 2023
Published: https://www.e-ir.info/2023/08/05/understanding-and-approaching-moldovas-pro-moscow-gagauzia-region/
The war in Ukraine brought global attention to countries with Moscow-friendly governments, including separatist regions like Transnistria in the Republic of Moldova. Leaving aside Transnistria, another Moscow-friendly region within Moldova is Gagauzia, which recently had gubernatorial elections: the new Governor (locally known as Başkan) is the pro-Moscow Evghenia Guțul from the now-banned Șor Party. Besides the fighting on the physical battlefield, there is also a parallel global war of information and disinformation to gain popular support. As a predominantly Russian-speaking population, the Gagauzians are firmly under Moscow’s influence, in contrast with Chisinau, which supports Kyiv.
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