Putin Bangs War Drums Anew on Moldova 

The Russian strongman opens Pandora’s box by scrapping a key decree.

AP/Aurel Obreja
The new Moldovan prime minister, Dorin Recean, addresses members of parliament at Chisinau, February 16, 2023. AP/Aurel Obreja

Does Vladimir Putin really want a piece of Moldova? In a sense he already does — it’s called Transnistria — but one year after the Russian strongman ordered an invasion of Ukraine war drums are sounding again as Moscow makes a play for the poor Eastern European country sandwiched between NATO-member Romania and Ukraine. 

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