Russia is becoming wary of the EU's role in Moldova after Brussels backed Ukraine's blockade of black market exports from the breakaway Moldovan republic of Transniestria last week.
"It means in effect an economic blockade of Transniestria...which has really aggravated the situation," Russian ambassador to the EU Vladimir Chizhov told EUobserver. "I read what Solana said, and that's support of those measures."
He added the EU had in 2005 "pressed very much" to be included in the ...
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Andrew Rettman is EUobserver's foreign editor, writing about foreign and security issues since 2005. He is Polish, but grew up in the UK, and lives in Brussels. He has also written for The Guardian, The Times of London, and Intelligence Online.