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2003-11-30 Europe

Greece OKs military training for Moldova

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Posted by Fred Pruitt 2003-11-30 11:56|| || Front Page|| [6 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 There's actually some historical ties between Greece and Moldavia that go way back -- in 1821, the war of independence that ended up freeing Greece from Ottoman rule -- that revolution was first proclaimed in Moldavia.

Even though the Moldavia-Wallachia front of that revolution was crushed by the Ottomans, ofcourse, leaving only the revolution that took place in Greek soil victorious.

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Other than that historical trivia, I'm not sure what's the game being played here.

Posted by Aris Katsaris 2003-11-30 12:54:01 PM|| 2003-11-30 12:54:01 PM|| Front Page Top

#2 I suspect Greek aspirations to dominance in the Balkans, probably. But how does this play against Greek relations with Russia, and Russian pressure on Moldova?

Posted by liberalhawk 2003-12-1 11:15:05 AM|| 2003-12-1 11:15:05 AM|| Front Page Top

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