Moldova lies in close proximity to the conflict zone in Eastern Europe. Both Moscow and Brussels are competing for influence over the country – albeit in different ways. Wherever the political will-o'-the-wisps may come from, life always strives for freedom. No fence, no wall can stop them. While the European Union focuses on cooperation, Russia exerts considerable influence in the breakaway region of Pridnestrovye , known to us as Transnistria , and supports the separatist g