{"id":13843,"date":"2026-10-28T12:11:39","date_gmt":"2026-10-28T10:11:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.zdg.md\/en\/?p=13843"},"modified":"2026-10-28T12:19:26","modified_gmt":"2026-10-28T10:19:26","slug":"in-moscows-friendship-35-years-of-russian-influence-in-the-republic-of-moldova","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.zdg.md\/en\/in-moscows-friendship-35-years-of-russian-influence-in-the-republic-of-moldova\/","title":{"rendered":"In Moscow\u2019s \u201dFriendship\u201d: 35 Years of Russian Influence in the Republic of Moldova"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>The Republic of Moldova declared its independence from the Soviet Union on August 27, 1991. However, officially declared independence did not mean an immediate break from Russia. Ziarul de Gard\u0103 produced a documentary to mark the 35th anniversary of Moldova\u2019s independence. The film is now available with English subtitles for international audiences.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"100%\" height=\"420\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/oKlFRwL5Uwk?si=DipyZ8jynjqwYKgw\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<p>For 35 years, Moscow has sought to keep the Republic of Moldova within its sphere of influence through various means: from supporting Transnistrian separatism and maintaining a Russian military presence to exploiting Moldova\u2019s dependence on Russian gas and markets, exerting political and media influence, imposing embargoes, spreading propaganda, providing opaque funding, conducting espionage, and interfering in elections.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At the same time, the Republic of Moldova has undergone a slow and often winding process of breaking away from Russia. 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