Opinion
The Current Status of Russia-Moldova Relations
President Dodon’s official visit to Moscow was an attempt to start a new chapter in Russia-Moldova relations. Several years after Moldova’s accession to the free (and comprehensive) trade area with the EU showed that Moldova has no alternative to the CIS market in the foreseeable future. The EU doesn’t need agricultural products (fresh or processed), which is the mainstay of Moldovan exports, in quantities comparable to those that were exported to Russia and the CIS countries.