Great Powers Competition in Moldova

... economic health of the country, the poorest on the European continent with a nominal GDP of $4,498, which means that integration into the EEU would not strengthen the latter's economic power, making Moldova dependent on other members. Enlargement of the CSTO into Moldova would lead to a deterioration in Moscow's relations with the western world, particularly with Romania, and would have repercussions for all the countries of the Black Sea, which could encourage certain states such as Georgia to speed up their ...