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based in Sebastopol. Even so, Ukraine’s flag looks likely to fly over Bessarabia for some time to come.

WHEN RUSSIA first attacked Ukraine in 2014 Bessarabia was a place to worry about. Less than half of its people identified as Ukrainian. The region was poor and, for historical and economic reasons ...