moldovan history

I'd like to start a discussion on a scenario, with a PoD anywhere between 1600 and 1848 (arguably the starting mark of Romanian nationalism), in which the Russian Empire manages to annex the region of Moldavia into its domains after conflicts with the Ottoman Empire. All lands shown in the map...

Well, Monday (7th January) marked the 20th anniversary of the UN resolution that led to Transnistria firmly becoming an integral part of the then new Republic of Moldova - albeit as the Transnistrian Autonomous Region (TAR). But at least it's not separatist as it wanted to be back then. Sure...