Gagauzia Plans To Declare Independence If Moldova Pursues Unity With Romania – Analysis

Gagauzia, a small (140,000-strong) Christian Turkic and pro-Russian autonomous region in Moldova, is on its way to becoming a new hotspot in Eastern Europe that could trigger a direct confrontation between Russia and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO).

A month ago, Yevgenia Gutsul, Gagauzia’s bashkan (head), met...