Tuesday, December 1, 2009

Vladimir Socor: "Russia Signals Support for Moldovan Presidential Candidate Lupu"

Vladimir Socor, a U.S.-based political analyst, recently published a commentary in the Eurasia Daily Monitor about the recent political crisis in Moldova.

An excerpt:

"The Kremlin has apparently settled on Lupu as its preferred candidate for Moldovan president. Russian President Dmitry Medvedev had demonstratively treated Lupu as a head of state during the CIS presidential summit in Chisinau in early October, although Lupu’s chances seemed distant at that stage and are still a long shot. Naryshkin had descended on Chisinau ahead of Medvedev and initiated meetings with the leaders of Moldovan political parties to explore their views about relations with Russia in the future."

The full article can be read here.

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