title: Having déjà vu: The perception of the Ukrainian crisis in the Republic of Moldova
abstract: The fall of Yanukovych’s regime in February 2014, the Russian annexation of 
  Crimea in March 2014 and the emergence of the Donbass war by proxy in April 
  2014 changed the geopolitical balance of power in Eastern Europe and spread 
  diffuse effects on all the countries of the region. Given that the frozen conflict of 
  Transnistria is particular to the Moldovan context, this study will try to answer 
  questions peculiar to this case: how were the annexation of Crimea and the separatist war in Donbas