but how does reclaiming #transnistria help defeat russian escalation and right wing european scammers?

because when #russia loses, everyone else wins

russia's moribund economy, due to its own stupidity, will pay dividends in that the european #rightWing scammers see less lucrative scams in their efforts

they don't need russia to play far right lying fearmongering games, yes, but they will benefit less for it. the threat doesn't go away, but the calculus changes

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"see! #europe is stealing #transnistria from #russia! they are the manipulators!"

nah

#moldova, #romania, and europe understand what a decrepit, artificially propped up #soviet throwback outpost means, and plan prudently for independence from that. that transnistria will then crumble and fall is mere consequence, no deviousness needed. the inevitability of russia's weakness and malice simply playing out:

https://balkaninsight.com/2026/03/09/transnistria-feels-the-heat-as-moldova-pushes-harder-for-reintegration/bi/

18/x

#russia sees it all, but has few answers. it's too weak now. their genius move is a "lifeline" of passports for people in #transnistria to become cannon fodder in #ukraine:

https://www.politico.eu/article/moldova-president-pushes-back-against-vladimir-putin-passports-transnistrians/

17/x

it was a big, long effort, but #moldova is nearing #electricity and #gas independence from #transnistria and #russia now:

https://voxeurop.eu/en/moldova-energy-russia-breakaway-transnistria-follow/

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#ukraine reinforces its border with #transnistria:

https://euromaidanpress.com/2026/05/05/ukraine-is-building-multi-layered-shield-along-border-with-russian-occupied-transnistria-50-km-from-biggest-port-city/

15/x

#russia's influence in the world is in sharp decline

#armenia, #azerbaijan, #kazakhstan, #syria, #serbia, #hungary, #mali, #burkinaFaso, #niger, #libya, etc

and, most consequentially of course, #ukraine

#belarus and #georgia hesitate

#transnistria is the next region for russia to lose

the pieces are quietly moving into place

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