According to the intelligence service, Russia is planning an invasion of Moldova. However, Moscow is now warning of a Ukrainian attack.
Chisinau – Russia has in the context of Ukraine War warned of an invasion of the Ukrainian army in the region of Transnistria. The government in Kyiv The Ministry of Defense has been planning a “false flag” armed conflict for some time Moscow the state news agency TASS with. Together with that Azov regimentwhich was declared a “terrorist organization” by the Russian Supreme Court in May, the government wants for president Volodymyr Zelenskyy use a staged invasion by supposedly Russian soldiers as a pretext for their own invasion. That reports fr.de.
The Russian Ministry of Defense also said that any changes on the border between Transnistria and the Ukraine will react immediately. What that means exactly, let the ministry headed by Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu, a confidant Vladimir Putin’sopen.
Russian “peacekeepers” in Transnistria: Kremlin threatens reaction to alleged invasion of Ukraine
The territory of the de facto state of Transnistria extends over a narrow area in the east of the Republic of Moldova. Almost half a million people live in this area. Since 1990 there has been a conflict between the Republic of Moldova and the Transnistrian region, where Russian soldiers have been stationed as “peacekeeping troops” ever since. For a long time this was considered settled, in the course of the Ukraine conflict however, he flared up again. Moldova is not Natocountry and is considered divided between pro-Russian and pro-European forces.
The Republic of Moldova is politically unstable: Prime Minister Natalia Gavrilita announced her resignation just two months ago. After a year and a half as Prime Minister, Gavrilita lamented “a lack of support and trust in the country”. “It’s time for me to go,” said the 45-year-old pro-European politician.
In December, the intelligence service in Moldova warned of a Russian invasion. The period was January to April. The Kremlin plans to connect the Transnistrian region with Moldova, it said. The Ukrainian President Zelenskyy also confirmed these plans, but did not present any evidence. NATO recently declared that the military alliance would support Moldova. As Russia’s influence becomes increasingly dangerous, the country, which is considered a candidate for EU membership, needs help. Specifically, it should be about an aid package that is intended to contribute to communication and the fight against misinformation. This is reported, among other things, by the Romanian news agency IPN.
Moldovan President Maia Sandu, also pro-European, recently accused the Kremlin of having staged a coup attempt. The plan involved Russian, Belarusian, Montenegrin and Serbian citizens who intended to enter Moldova and foment violent protests to “replace the legitimate government with an illegal government controlled by the Russian Federation”. Sandu based her statements on secret service documents that Moldova recently received from Ukraine.
Editor’s note
Some of the information comes from warring factions in the Ukraine conflict and cannot be directly and independently verified.
(do with dpa/AFP)
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