Should Moldova rejoin Romania?

[Torie]

Regarding Transnistria, a predicate to doing anything would be the expulsion of Russian troops. That probably can be expected in due course. Ukraine will not tolerate their ongoing presence after it stalls out/defeats Putin. If Putin actually wins, the pressure would probably be huge for the statelet to go to Rumania, but that scenario seems remote now.

But  you have this intractable issue, a powder keg that will potentially explode.



The existence of the weird little statelet is no accident. It potentially should go to Ukraine or Rumania via a referendum, but that is no panacea if the losing Slav or Rumanian side doesn't accept the result. It could be kept in limbo, but the place without the Russian troops is probably not viable, given that the Ukraine-Russian Slav "brotherhood" has been forever shattered.

In my ignorance, I have no idea what would work out best.