of Moldova and Romania

and could even open the way for a possible unification of Moldova and Romania. The potential that the growth of the Romanian church in Moldova could further undermine the ROC MP’s influence in Ukraine, which has been used by Moscow to undermine Ukrainian statehood, represents Moscow’s biggest nightmare in the region In other post-Soviet countries, moves to restrict or even outright ban the Moscow church are part of understandable drives to create national Orthodox hierarchies independent of Russia. The situation in Moldova, however, is vastly more complicated because of its convoluted history. Border changes in Moldova over the past two centuries have played a larger role than almost anywhere else ufabet