Moldova

Just days ago, I reported on the realignment of Moldova (http://www.cartwright.eu.com/node/34) which has been brought back into the Russian sphere of influence. This is despite a desire, following the collapse of the Soviet Union, for Moldova to merge with Romania, and subsequently for further integration with the EU.
 

 
President Medvedev met with Moldovan President Vladimir Voronin, the world's only elected communist head of state, on August 21st. Discussions apparently centred on economic affairs, with the Russian President lamenting the deterioration in relations between the two nations in recent years.