In Moldova's recent EU referendum, 95% of voters in the region of Gagauzia voted against the EU. Why do people there lean towards Russia despite support from the EU and Russia's war in Ukraine?

Vlakh is an advocate of Moldova’s rapprochement with Russia. "The results of the elections in Gagauzia prove that a significant number of the citizens of the autonomous region voted for ...

TASS/. The head of Moldova’s autonomous Gagauzia region, Yevgenia Gutsul, described the idea of Moldova potentially becoming part of Romania as the death of the former Soviet republic.