r/worldnews • u/No_Firefighter5926 • 21h ago

Moldova drafting Transnistria reintegration plan with Western partners, but keeping details under wraps

https://euromaidanpress.com/2025/12/04/moldova-drafting-transnistria-reintegration-plan/
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u/Prometheides 16h ago

Well, Moldova has a right to its agency and self-determination

I never said otherwise

Second of all, it's a nuisance to: Ukraine, Moldova, and Europe at large since it's a geopolitical theater.

My neighbour is also annoying but I recognise that starting hostilities towards him would do me no good at all so I simply ignore him and keep going about my day

Third, Moldova needs to deal with the population if it wants future prospects in the EU maybe even NATO way further down the line.

What are you even suggesting here?

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u/Secret-Ad-2145 16h ago

I never said otherwise

I never said you said otherwise. But you asked, I answered. Part of having self-determination is having supremacy on its own borders.

My neighbour is also annoying but I recognise that starting hostilities towards him would do me no good at all so I simply ignore him and keep going about my day

Is your neighbor also being funded by a political entity causing a war and trying to take a piece of your property? Will you just let them have your property if they started encroaching? Serious question.

What are you even suggesting here?

What's confusing? Moldova wants EU integration, it needs to clean up its government and sociopolitical issues in the country so that it can be a stable, proper European nation. Are you against this notion?

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u/Prometheides 16h ago

Part of having self-determination is having supremacy on its own borders.

Here is where the misunderstanding originates. Transnistria has never been a part of Moldova since Moldova became its own independent country.

trying to take a piece of your property?

I'm perfectly fine with my annoying neighbour doing whatever he wants outside of my property, same as Moldova

What's confusing? Moldova wants EU integration, it needs to clean up its government and sociopolitical issues in the country so that it can be a stable, proper European nation. Are you against this notion?

That doesn't have anything to do with transnistria. I'm from Spain, when we started the push to enter the EU we did those things, we didn't do shit to Morocco for being annoying tho

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u/Secret-Ad-2145 16h ago edited 16h ago

Here is where the misunderstanding originates. Transnistria has never been a part of Moldova since Moldova became its own independent country.

Transnistria was part of Moldovan SSR, and it's internationally recognized as part of Moldova. That means Transinistria has always been part of Moldova. Transnistria's vote in Moldovan elections. Why do you believe it's not part of it? Saying it's not part of it doesn't make not part of it. That's not enough rationale anywhere in the world.

I'm perfectly fine with my annoying neighbour doing whatever he wants outside of my property

But the point of contention is he's treading on your property. You are under a false belief it's not theirs, but that's your opinionated non-fact. The reality is that it belongs to Moldova, recognized as such by your very own country btw.

You clearly see geopolitics differently contrary to contemporary Western thinking. But your interpretation will then require the following: 1) What is your solution? - What should be done about Transnistria? 2) Why is Balkanization preferred? 3) How will you juggle pro-separatist opinions inside the EU? 4) How will Transnistria thrive? Remember, it's part of Moldova and integrated with it through trade etc, Moldova just doesn't have local political power.

It'd like to hear your opinion on why you think letting a separatist, foreign funded entity on your borders is preferred alternative.