The results of the elections which took place in Bessarabia might determine the NATO officials make a decision very favorable for Romania. However, at Cotroceni, the Russian delegations are elbowing their way through the representatives of the Chinese ones. Initially confused and superficial, the international news agencies managed to understand yesterday that the elections which had taken place in the very small and poor republic of Bessarabia were an important topic. Like on other occasions, the joy of the Moscow officials provoked suspicions among the Westerners. The most important worry of the Kishinev inhabitants who have a pro-Occident orientation does not concern the fact that Russian might become an official language, but the possible legalization of the presence of the Russian troops in Transnistria. What would this mean from a strategic point of view? At the OSCE summit which took place two years ago, the Russian high officials promised to withdraw the military arsenal from the region neighboring the Nistre. However, Moscow made this concession because Bessarabia wanted this to happen and consequently, resorted to its quality of OSCE member and the provisions of the international legislation. Nevertheless, if this request disappears, which is very probable since the communists have obtained 70% of the mandates of the Kishinev Parliament, the promise made at Istanbul will not be valid any more. The legalization of the Russian military presence has a certain significance for NATO. During the last years, the high officials of the Alliance decided that Ukraine should act as a buffer region between NATO and Russia. However, the recent evolution of the political events indicates that the situation is more complicated. On the one hand, the political instability in Kiev seems to have been aggravated. Even if he controls some important institutions of the state, pre