Publication

This report analyzes the motivations governing Russian and Ukrainian policy towards Moldova and the Dniestrian Moldovan Republic (DMR) and outlines the attempts by DMR officials to enhance their influence in those two countries. Particular attention is devoted to Russia's unilateral effort to push through a settlement in 2003, the so-called Kozak Memorandum affair. Lastly, the report presents practical policy proposals for breaking the current stalemate with a strong emphasis on tackling the illegal business activity that sustains the DMR.