Mezue ahịrịokwu na-esonụ: Dị ka Ukraine, Moldova enwewo arụmụka dị n'etiti ndị na-akwado mmekọrịta chiri anya na West (gụnyere isonye na European Union) na ndị na-akwado mmekọrịta chiri anya na Russia (gụnyere isonye na Eurasian Union nke Russia na-akwado). Dịkwa ka Ukraine, Moldova bụ akụkụ nke Soviet Union; ọ bụ ezie na Moldova bụ akụkụ nke Romania tupu Agha Worldwa nke Abụọ, ọ bụ
e debanyere ya na Soviet Union na 1940. Na Mee 2014, Moldova bịanyere aka na nkwekọrịta azụmahịa dị mkpa na European Union, na-eme ka Russia tinye nrụgide na akụnụba Moldova, nke dabere na mbupụ ego si Russia. Ntuliaka ndị omeiwu nke Moldova nke 2014 hụrụ mmeri maka njikọ nke ndị otu na-akwado ọdịda anyanwụ. Moldova nwekwara ógbè kewapụrụ onwe ya, nke a maara dị ka Transnistria, nke mejupụtara Community for Democracy and Rights of Nations tinyere Abkhazia, South Ossetia, na Nagorno-Karabakh. N'afọ 2014, Transnistria mere ntuliaka nke mere ka ha họrọ isonye na Eurasian Economic Union, na Russia nwere mmetụta siri ike na mpaghara ahụ. Mgbasawanye nke ndị agha Russia na ókèala Ukraine na Russia mere ka onye isi ndị agha NATO bụ Philip Breedlove chee na Russian Federation nwere ike ịnwa ịwakpo Moldova ma weghara Transnistria.