“Now Russia is going to punish Moldova?”
Russia has plenty of leverage to use against a tiny state like Moldova.
The gas valve, and independence for Trans-Whatever. If Russia decides to give them the same status as Kalliningrad, there isn’t a damn thing the Moldovans can do about it.
And it sits astride the only international trade route that Moldova has with the rest of the world.
I’m sure it does. None of these smaller nations can withstand pressure from Moscow. That’s the rub. None of this activity is warranted. None of these nations is a threat to Moscow. Not one.