The historical and identity-related roots of the Moldovan question lie in the fact that this territory "was the heir to Bessarabia" and has experienced several changes of sovereignty: conquest by the Russian Empire in 1812, reunited with Romania in 1918, then incorporated into the Soviet Union in 1940 before becoming independent in 1991. This trajectory explains why the "local population is linguistically close to Romania." As the political scie…
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The historical and identity-related roots of the Moldovan question lie in the fact that this territory "was the heir to Bessarabia" and has experienced several changes of sovereignty: conquest by the Russian Empire in 1812, reunited with Romania in 1918, then incorporated into the Soviet Union in 1940 before becoming independent in 1991. This trajectory explains why the "local population is linguistically close to Romania." As the political scie…
Moldovan President Maia Sandu also admits the possibility of uniting the two historically and culturally close countries. "Romania is ready," says Romanian President Nicușor Dan.