Moldova, pro-European and EU
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The separatist region of Transnistria has long been the thorn in the side of Moldova's pursuit of European Union membership – a fact thrown into sharp relief as parliamentary elections loom.
Enclaves under Chisinau's control like Cocieri and Molovata Noua, located in the midst of the pro-Russian region of Transnistria, symbolize the divergence of political projects being debated in the crucial legislative elections of the European country.
The separatist strip of land in eastern Moldova is, in effect, an exclave of Russia — and a base for the Kremlin's forces.
The police temporarily blocked the bridge connecting the Transnistrian town of Rybnitsa with the Moldovan Rubber, after receiving anonymous reports of mining. Residents of Transnistria are not allowed to cross it.