The safety of Russian citizens in Moldova's breakaway #Transdniestria region is currently under threat and Moscow will take all steps to protect them, Sergei #Shoigu, the secretary of Russia's powerful Security Council, was quoted as saying on Tuesday.
The conflict in Iran has triggered new shortages of gas supplies to Moldova's separatist #Transdniestria region, the region's authorities said on Wednesday, threatening a repeat of a crisis that cut heat and power to homes and industry a year ago.
Authorities in Moldova's separatist #Transdniestria region ended month-long power cuts and began restoring heat to apartments in wintry conditions on Monday as flows of natural gas resumed, funded by the European Union.
The cut-off of Russian gas supplies to #Moldova's breakaway #Transdniestria region has forced the closure of all industrial companies except food producers, an official said on Thursday. The local energy company cut heating and hot water to households on Wednesday.
#Russia will protect its citizens and peacekeepers in #Moldova's separatist #Transdniestria region, foreign ministry spokeswoman Maria #Zakharova said on Wednesday.
Any actions that threaten them would be considered by #Moscow as an attack on Russia, she added.
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>> After #Ukraine, #Moldova is next. Moldova's #Transdniestria region is stirring just like Ukraine's #LuhanskOblast did 10 yrs ago
#US pledges $135 million in aid to Moldova for energy security and to counter #Russian disinformation as the Western-leaning nation struggles to blunt Moscow’s push for influence that has been buoyed by recent successes in its war in neighboring Ukraine.
https://apnews.com/article/us-moldova-czechia-nato-blinken-085dde8dc3ab04e1f6a11ae60cee9d36
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken has pledged $135 million in aid to Moldova for energy security and to counter Russian disinformation. The Western-leaning nation is struggling to blunt Russia's push for influence that's been buoyed by recent successes in its war in neighboring Ukraine. Blinken opened a short visit to Eastern Europe with a stop Wednesday in Moldova’s capital, where he announced the assistance. Blinken’s trip is centered around a NATO meeting in the Czech Republic. There are concerns that Moldova and Georgia, another former Soviet republic, are facing renewed threats from Russia.
>> After #Ukraine, #Moldova is next. Moldova's #Transdniestria region is stirring just like Ukraine's #LuhanskOblast did 10 yrs ago
~ a month for analogy to materialize ➡️ https://agora.echelon.pl/objects/3e3599eb-c293-4e04-9cbd-87dd06e841a8
"#Transnistria, a breakaway part of #Moldova, prepares to announce its intention to join #Russia on 28 Feb. Putin is expected to approve this [#RussianYoke]"
>> "This approach is almost identical to [Russian] narratives… to justify #FullScaleInvasion of Ukraine"
#Transnistria, a breakaway part of #Moldova, prepares to announce its intention to join #Russia on 28 February. Putin is expected to approve this decision in 29 February, which would be yet another...
⬆️ #Russia now using propaganda to destabilize #Moldova just like it accused #Ukraine of "abandoning" #MinskAgreements to justify invasion
#Transdniestria is a breakaway region of Moldova that Russia invaded & occupied since 1990s under pretext of protecting "threatened Russian language speakers"
"This approach is almost identical to [Russian] narratives… to justify #FullScaleInvasion of Ukraine" says KyivIndependent
#UncannySimilarities #Transnistria
https://kyivindependent.com/isw-kremlin-sets-conditions-to-destabilize-moldova/
The Kremlin prepares for destabilizing Moldova, likely as a part of the efforts to hinder its EU integration, among other objectives, the U.S.-based think tank Institute for the Study of War (ISW) wrote in its Jan. 28 assessment.
Not alleged uprising.
#Russia invaded #Ukraine twice
Moldova's #Transdniestria is stirring just like Ukraine's #Luhansk did 10 yrs ago
After Russia annexed #Crimea in 2014, pro-#Russian #secessionists declared ind. in #Donetsk & #Luhansk —> war in #Donbas
I'm pointing out #UncannySimilarities between Luhansk 2014 & Transdniestria 2024 in #Putin's #revanchistDreams to recreate #IronCurtain comprising at least Ukraine, Moldova, #Romania, & #Bulgaria ➡️ https://mastodon.social/@rameshgupta/111447116135374826
After #Ukraine, #Moldova is next
Moldova's #Transdniestria region is stirring just like Ukraine's #LuhanskOblast did 10 yrs ago
Its pro-#Russian #secessionist leader called for military readiness on its eastern fringe, where 2,000 Russian "#peacekeepers" separate them from Moldova
Moldova's pro-#EU president, #Sandu, has denounced Russia's invasion of Ukraine
Transdniestria says Ukraine has plotted to kill its leaders & accused Moldova of training Ukrainian fighters
https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/moldovan-separatist-leader-calls-military-readiness-2024-01-22/
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