Yuri Gagarin apocryphally commanded a business in this present-day country to “fill these cellars” with medals after he spent multiple days in its Cricova wine cellars. In this present-day country, corrupt businessman Ilan Shor has helped lead a takeover of the Turkic ethnic enclave of Gagauzia. The band SunStroke Project has represented this country in multiple Eurovision Song Contests, popularizing one of its members as “epic sax guy.” Mileștii Mici (“mee-LESH-tee MEECH”) is located in this present-day country, whose entire western border is formed by the Prut River. A breakaway region in this country is named for being across the Dniester River and contains the city of Tiraspol. This country and Ukraine contain the historical region of Bessarabia. For 10 points, name this European country whose capital is Chișinău ■END■
ANSWER: Moldova [or Republic of Moldova or Republica Moldova; prompt on Transnistria or Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic or Pridnestróvskaya Moldávskaya Respúblika by asking “what country is that internationally considered to be a part of?”]
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