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18 May, 5 tweets, 2 min read
My latest article: “Oligarchy in Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine: between withdrawal, regrouping and “re-education”. bit.ly/3tW7oyr
Here are of my previous works that research the oligarchy in the EaP region, presented chronologically:
1) “"Anti-oligarch spring" or temporary illusion in Moldova, Georgia and Ukraine?” (2019) bit.ly/2QtO6Ti
2) Co-authored paper on “Oligarchs in Ukraine, Moldova and Georgia as key obstacles to reforms” (2018) bit.ly/3wgVCAb
3) “Oligarchic regimes in Moldova and Georgia, two different approaches from EU” (2018) bit.ly/3ylYOMF

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10 May
#Moldova: Some interesting facts about the upcoming snap elections: 1) Approximately 70,000 diaspora / emigrant voters have provisionally registered (~ 60,000 for the 2020 presidential election); ⤵️
2) 53 political parties were admitted to the elections (2019: 15 parties have registered)
the budget to organize the elections amounts to 125 million MDL (~ 6 million euros). The source of this money has not yet been identified, but it must only come from public funds. ⤵️
4) The main pre-election debate is about forming a bloc or running alone. The pro-Russian socialists are the ones talking about it.⤵️
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#Ukraine_Moldova: The scandal surrounding the kidnapping of former Ukrainian judge Ceaus allegedly by Ukrainian citizens with connections to special services is getting worse. 1) The Moldovan MFA requested the Ukrainian embassy in Chisinau to lift the diplomatic immunity of ⤵️
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#Russia_Turkey: Relations with Turkey differ in many ways from Russia's with China. In recent phone conversations between Putin and Erdogan, they made no mention of Western sanctions at all. Although Ankara faces sanctions from the US, those coming from the EU are rolling back⤵️
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12 Jan
#Moldova: The Presidents Sandu and Zelensky signed two memorandums. The first one stretches over the strategic bilateral cooperation and the synchronization of the steps regionally. 1) In this sense, Sandu wants Moldova to join Ukraine’s bid to adhere the “3 Seas” initiative.
2) Sandu has insisted to mention in the memorandum a domestic political dimension by suggesting that her victory at the elections “confirmed the European choice” of the country, along with public request for fighting the corruption.
3) Sandu and Zelensky agreed to endeavor jointly in order to achieve the EU membership, including via Association Agreements’ implementation. They underlined the individual dialogue between Moldova, Georgia and Ukraine with the EU, besides the EaP.
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12 Jan
#Moldova: The president Sandu is in Kyiv in her first official visit abroad. She and her team went by car (that is quite strange security-wise). 1) Her agenda is filled with a several symbolic ceremonies of commemorating the victims of Holodomor and the “Hevenly Hundred Heroes”.
2) Sandu is expected to sign several bilateral documents. There is zero transparency about what is to be signed. The Moldovan and the Ukrainian presidency offices didn’t disclose any info about that. 3) President Sandu will also meet with the Ukrainian PM and Speaker of Rada.
4) The agenda press-release from Zelensky’s office tells that the two presidents will hold negotiations (it’s unclear in what exactly). Nothing was communicated about negotiations by the Moldovan side 👇 bit.ly/3nCM51u
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11 Jan
#NagornoKarabakh: Using the precedent of the 2020 truce, Putin plays again a pivotal role in closing another deal between Armenia & Azerbaijan. 1) The new trilateral doc. signed in Moscow focus on economic-transportation ties, increasing Russia’s role as region’s peacemaker.
2) The second deal shakes further Pashinyan’s premiership. He has tried to speak in Moscow in favor of Armenian interests - the status of Artsakh, the exchange of the war prisoners. But that might be not enough to save his political career. 👇 en.kremlin.ru/events/preside…
Let us remember what the ceasefire armistice of Nov. 2020 consisted of 👇
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