Transnistria, a territory of barely half a million inhabitants, mostly Slavs, broke ties with Moldova after an armed conflict (1992-1993) in which it had Russian help.
Euskaraz irakurri: Eraso sorta batek tentsioa areagotu du Transnistrian
A series of attacks in the Moldovan Republic of Transnistria (RMT), with a Russian-speaking majority and bordering Ukraine, has triggered tensions in that area.
“According to the information we have, the escalation attempts are related to forces internal to Transnistria who want a war and are interested in destabilizing the situation,” Moldova’s president, maia sandu.
From Tiraspolthe capital of the RMT, its president Vadim Krasnoselskypointed to Ukraine as possibly responsible for the attacks, which caused no casualties.
“As the first conclusions of the investigations show, the traces of these attacks lead to Ukraine,” Krasnoselski wrote on his Telegram account.
The Ministry of the Interior of Transnistria has also reported this Wednesday of a shooting near the town of Kolbasna, where there is a large warehouse of weapons and ammunition from Soviet times, guarded by a Russian military contingent, and has also blamed it on Ukraine.
Transnistria severed ties with Moldova in the 1990s
Transnistria, a territory of barely half a million inhabitants, mostly Slavs, broke ties with Moldova after a armed conflict (1992-1993) in which he had Russian help.
Since the end of that conflict, which cost the lives of hundreds of people, Moldova has advocated the integration of the two territories divided by the dniester riverto which those responsible for Transnistria have always refused.
Under the Peaceful Settlement Agreement of the Transnistrian conflict signed in July 1992, Russia deployed 2,400 troops to ensure peace in the area and protect a huge arsenal of the 14th Army of the Soviet Union, in which it is estimated that there are currently some 20,000 tons of weapons and ammunition.
Moldova has demanded the withdrawal of Russian troops and the arsenal, but collides with Moscow’s refusal, which ensures that the presence of its troops is legitimate and only when there is a political agreement between Chisinau and Tiraspol will it be possible to talk about the end of the peace mission.
Russian plan: Moscow allegedly intends to create a corridor to Transnistria
Russia is “very closely following” the situation in the region, Kremlin spokesman Dmitri Peskov said on Tuesday. “Without a doubt, the news coming from there causes concern,” he added.
The worsening of the situation in Transnistria occurs after last Friday a Russian high command admitted that Moscow’s military plan in Ukraine is to create a corridor from Donbas to the Crimean peninsula and extend it from therethrough southern Ukraine, to Transnistria.
“Control over the south of Ukraine is also a way to access Transnistria where acts of discrimination against Russian-speaking residents are also confirmed,” said the acting commander of the Russian Central Military District, Major General Rustam Minnekéyev.
The President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelenskyhas assured that the Russian Federation is trying to destabilize the delicate situation that Transnistria is going through, to promote the entry of its troops into that area.
The NATO He has also warned this Wednesday of possible Russian false flag attacks after the explosions in Transnistria. A spokesman has assured that the military alliance is “concerned” about the series of explosions experienced in Moldova in recent days.
Source: Eitb
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