What's next?, next war Romanians could be part of

Well-thought by whom? Putin?

Can't say for sure, but you must admit that this way they (Smirnov speaks, somebody else thinks!) antagonize Moldova's relations with Ukraine! And there is another problem : the city of Tighina occupied and held by the rebels, but always part of Moldova! You can call me nuts but for that city I'll go to war even if I had only a stick

It would be a short war.

How do you know it isn't a magic one? Technology is evolving every day ...

For sure, Smirnov is not prefered at Moscow from some time, and he tries to make a move to rise is popularity at home. But after this move, is sure that Smirnov will be replaced as leader at Tiraspol.

Indeed contras,
http://www.inprofunzime.md/stiri/politic/p...-lupu-merg.html

Agree, ANDREAS, see this:

http://bogatu.voceabasarabiei.net/?p=1770

Indeed contras is worse than I thought! Even if it's preferred to let Transnistria go over the alternative, the idea to abandon the city Tighina in the hands of the Russians I found unacceptable!

But is it / was it ever Romanian? Of course, I'm speaking about the post-1812 timeframe...

Tighina

If you think like this, all Ukraina and Belarus are russians...

Or Königsberg
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Königsberg

This post has been edited by Hadrian on November 13, 2011 09:17 pm

Yeah, well, the point is like this: how far in the past is one willing to go to prove something?
Right now Kaliningrad IS Russian, because it was subject to ethnic cleansing in 1945 and right after that...
Also, it's said that the entire Prussia (region) was a Teutonic conquest in the Middle Ages; before that it was Slavic, so it's kinda two-way street...

It's already off-topic but I need to say it : I read in a german book (I mean a book written in german by germans!) about the conquest of the territories of Pomerania and Saxonia who belonged to Poland (no slavic tribes, polish!) since 980-1000! The german admit the conquest and speak about it frankly! And the expansion to the east began anyway only after 1100 and reached the current border line (german-polish) around 1200-1210. Of course later they conquered Pomerania and Prussia (from around 1220 until 1250) where they colonised heavily German peasants (they massacred Polish non-Christian local communities (tribes) in the name of the Christian religion!). And I repeat it is a historical fact recognized by german historians today!

If we think like MMM said, it is now LEGALLY moldavian, so the past doesn`t matter...

All of the disputed lands on this planet rely on some kind of treaty to cement "ownership". Peace treaties involve a loser and a winner. "Losers" will be sore and "winners" will guard their advantage.
Neither side will admit they are wrong. But treaties are contracts. Just because your grandfather signed a contract giving away his house, you cannot claim that the house technically belongs to you.
Radu

What if a gun was (physically, or psychically) put against your head to sign the contract? See, for example, the episode of King Michael's abdication in 1947.
Is that contract a valid contract?

Gen. Dénes