Russia wants to place 10,000 troops in the Moldovan Breakaway region, the Prime Minister warns

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Russia, on the border of Ukraine, aims to place 10,000 troops in the separatist transnistrian region and build a creamy government in Moldova, and the Prime Minister of the country said.

A small number of soldiers in the Transnistrian Transnistria of Moscow were controlled by separatists in the frozen conflict for 33 years. In Moldova, the ankrave, among a government of Ukraine and EU, Russia cannot send more troops.

However, Moldovan Prime Minister Dorin Recean Financial Times explained Russia entered in In September, the country’s approaching parliamentary elections will allow the more friendly future government to place more soldiers.

“This is a great effort to shake Moldova democracy,” Recean said that the government pays attention to Moldova’s candidacy to join the EU.

“They want to strengthen the military participation in the Transnistrian region.”

Moscow’s efforts, online propaganda and parties and voters were transferred to illegal cash transfers, Russia’s equivalent of Moldova’s GDP equivalent in 2024, he said.

In last October, an EU membership referendum, only 0.7 percent of the REPORENDU, after the recent government Mass Russian impact campaign.

“You can imagine 10,000 troops in the south-western part of Ukraine, this would be the goal and pressure in the south-western part of Ukraine,” he said. “It is also close to Romania, a member of NATO.”

The Kremlin did not respond immediately to a request for comment.

Moscow Moscow mobilized forces in the war in the war of Moldova independence was located in Transnistria in a large number of federation soldiers in 1992.

Since then, the Russian forces in the area have decreased. 1500 troops that exercise the Russian flag already, but most are local residents who joined the force that is only one handful sent from Russia.

“Currently, their forces are almost meaningless. However, with a higher military presence in my dnestrian, they can unite, and added,” 10,000 troops on intelligence assessments, “they added.

The majority of Russian contingents in Transnistria is aimed at providing an extensive weapons store in the remaining Soviet era. Chisinau called repeatedly removed, saying that the sovereignty of their presence has been repeatedly removed.

“We are very careful, because their promotion and communication mechanisms are very strong. They spend a lot of money,” Recean.

Moldovan border guards, 1.2 mln. The citizens returned to the pace in cash in cash, which 130,000 voters received funds from Russian sources in last year’s presidential elections.

“Accordingly, we must also increase our protection. But we must deliver our agenda,” Rechan said that the government is still aimed at the strategic purpose of being an EU member.

Hartography Steven Bernard