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| Tango01 | 30 Dec 2016 9:53 p.m. PST |
… roil US-Russia relations in 2017. "An obscure, controversial Eastern European country that houses Russian troops is a wild card in U.S.-Russia relations entering 2017, observers say. Russia's military presence inside the self-declared republic of Transnistria has sparked regional fears. Some fear the troops will threaten neighboring Ukraine if they remain; others worry about a vacuum of vulnerability if they withdraw. These concerns come just as hostilities flare in Ukraine's beleaguered eastern region — on the opposite end of that nation from Transnistria — during what is supposed to be a holiday cease-fire. "It's a zone of instability that could erupt at any time," said Mihai Popsoi, a Moldovan political analyst who spoke to the American Media Institute from Milan. "It's right there at the border of NATO. The West definitely should be concerned."….." link Main page
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| GarrisonMiniatures | 31 Dec 2016 2:56 a.m. PST |
'As the communist Cold War behemoth unraveled, a number of former Soviet states became nations in their own right. Among them were Moldova and Ukraine. Tiny Transnistria, which declared itself an independent federal republic while still part of the Soviet Union, did not accept being part of the newly formed Republic of Moldova.' Why weren't they considered an independent country in the first place? They don't want to be part of Moldova, the population is bigger than many other countries. Shouldn't be an issue, just lots of people playing power politics. |
| Bangorstu | 31 Dec 2016 9:44 a.m. PST |
TBH it's just too damn small – there's only 500,000 people there… |
| Tango01 | 31 Dec 2016 11:40 a.m. PST |
Well… in Malvinas/Falkland there are still much less… (smile)
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| GarrisonMiniatures | 31 Dec 2016 6:07 p.m. PST |
Bigger than Liechtenstein, Monaco, San Marino, Palau, Nauru, Tuvalu and the Vatican City – 4 of which are in Europe! Falklands have their own government but aren't an independent country – should be, which would solve a lot of problems. |
| GarrisonMiniatures | 31 Dec 2016 6:13 p.m. PST |
Actually Malta is the 164th biggest country out of 195 with a population of 430,000ish. Transnistria is over 47,000 more. |
| Bangorstu | 01 Jan 2017 3:15 a.m. PST |
Tango – the Falklands aren't trying to be an independent country… I think we both know what would hapen if they tried (smile) With all these things there's a matter of 'does it feel right'? Malta is obviously an island so it makes sense. Transdneistria looks more like a Russian attempt to destabilise Moldova by a bunch of Soviet-era nostalgia freaks. |
| Tango01 | 01 Jan 2017 2:59 p.m. PST |
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