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15.11.2008Russia offers to mediate peace deal for Moldova
Russia said on Friday it wants to help solve a separatist conflict in ex-Soviet Moldova, part of a drive to prove that despite its war with Georgia it can still act as an honest broker among its neighbours. Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, who served as president until May this year and retains much of his influence, met Moldovan President Vladimir Voronin to discuss the conflict with the breakaway Transdniestria region. »
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13.11.2008Another forgotten conflict
"LET us live in poverty, but in a country at peace," says Vasily Sova, Moldova's negotiator with its breakaway territory of Transdniestria, when asked about the billions lavished on Georgia after its August war with Russia. Unlike the belligerent Georgia, Moldova has taken a gentle approach to its Russian-backed separatists, and it is not trying to join NATO. Yet it is barely nearer than Georgia to a deal over lost territory. »
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