After the United Nations General Assembly adopted a resolution demanding the immediate withdrawal of Russian troops from the breakaway region of Transnistria, experts say there is little chance that Moscow will actually comply.

However, they also say the resolution has at least made the conflict in Transnistria more visible at an international level – even if it does not compel Russia into taking any action.

Moldova’s government declared a diplomatic victory on June 22, when the UN General Assembly adopted the resolution it submitted with 65 votes in its favour, but 86 abstentions. The resolution is not binding.

The vote came 26 years after Moscow sent in peacekeepers to end fighting between the pro-Russian separatists and Moldovan forces.