Moldova denies 'direct threat' to Transnistria from Ukraine
1 year, 10 months ago

Moldova denies 'direct threat' to Transnistria from Ukraine

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Moscow-backed Transnistria is a narrow region bordering Ukraine, which after a war separated from Moldova in 1992. Since the launch of the offensive in Ukraine a year ago, the Kremlin has been accused of raising tensions in Transnistria Chisinau: Moldova’s ministry of defence on Friday denied that any ‘direct threat’ by Ukraine to its pro-Russian separatist region exists, in an apparent response to Russian accusations that Kyiv was planning to ‘invade’ Transnistria. “The false information distributed is intended to create panic and confusion among people on both sides of the Dniester River.” Earlier Friday, the Russian foreign ministry said that its army will “respond” to any provocation by Ukrainian forces in Transnistria. Russia’s defence ministry on Thursday claimed that Ukraine had “stepped up preparations for the invasion” of Transnistria. On Tuesday, Russian President Vladimir Putin revoked a 2012 decree that partly supported Moldova’s sovereignty and was designed to serve as a framework to resolve the future of the breakaway region of Transnistria.

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This tiny country is a laboratory for Russia’s dirty tricks
6 days, 22 hours ago

This tiny country is a laboratory for Russia’s dirty tricks

Live Mint  

Since the Soviet Union collapsed, a good quarter of Moldovans—no one knows the figure for sure—have chosen to build new lives abroad. Especially since Russia’s assault on Ukraine in 2022, the entire country of 2.5m or so people, with a few peculiar territorial exceptions, has been pivoting towards the EU. A presidential election and simultaneous referendum on October 20th are …

How events in Moldova’s breakaway Transnistria region raised fears of Russian interference
8 months, 3 weeks ago

How events in Moldova’s breakaway Transnistria region raised fears of Russian interference

Associated Press  

Since Russia invaded Ukraine two years ago, fears have risen in neighboring Moldova that it could also be in Moscow’s crosshairs. “More such actions are planned by the Russian Federation” in Transnistria, Moldova’s Bureau for Reintegration Policies said in a statement Monday. The bureau, which works to reintegrate Transnistria into Moldova, added that with Russia unable to attack Moldova militarily, …

Moldova expels Russian diplomat over presidential polling stations in breakaway Transnistria region
9 months ago

Moldova expels Russian diplomat over presidential polling stations in breakaway Transnistria region

Associated Press  

BUCHAREST, Romania — Moldova said Tuesday it has expelled a Russian diplomat after Moscow opened polling stations for its presidential election in Moldova’s pro-Russia breakaway region of Transnistria. Moldova summoned Russia’s ambassador, Oleg Vasnetsov, to protest against the Kremlin’s decision to open six polling stations in Transnistria “contrary to the position of the Moldovan authorities,” the foreign ministry said. Russia …

Moldova expels Russian diplomat over polling stations in Transnistria
9 months ago

Moldova expels Russian diplomat over polling stations in Transnistria

Al Jazeera  

The unnamed diplomat is expelled in protest against the opening of six polling stations in the breakaway region. Moldova has expelled a Russian diplomat over the opening of polling stations for Russia’s presidential election in Moldova’s breakaway region of Transnistria. Moldova summoned Russia’s ambassador, Oleg Vasnetsov, to protest against the Kremlin’s decision to open six polling stations in Transnistria “contrary …

Officials in Moldova’s breakaway Transnistria blame Ukrainian drone strike after military site blast
9 months, 1 week ago

Officials in Moldova’s breakaway Transnistria blame Ukrainian drone strike after military site blast

Associated Press  

A drone strike at a military installation in Moldova’s breakaway republic of Transnistria on Sunday destroyed a helicopter and ignited a fire, authorities in the pro-Russia region said. Moldova’s Bureau for Reintegration Policies said in a statement that after examining video footage, they “do not confirm any attack” on Transnistria and called it “an attempt to cause fear and panic …

Moldova faces multiple threats from Russia as it turns toward EU membership, foreign minister says
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Moldova faces multiple threats from Russia as it turns toward EU membership, foreign minister says

Associated Press  

CHISINAU, Moldova — The past two years have been the hardest and most tumultuous for European Union candidate Moldova in more than three decades as it faces threats from Russia in multiple spheres of public life, the country’s foreign minister says. Moldovan officials have repeatedly accused Russia of conducting a “hybrid war” against the country — funding anti-government protests, meddling …

Moldovan breakaway region appeals to Russia as a spat with the pro-Western government worsens
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Moldovan breakaway region appeals to Russia as a spat with the pro-Western government worsens

Associated Press  

CHISINAU, Moldova — Officials in Moldova’s Russia-backed breakaway region of Transnistria appealed to Moscow for protection Wednesday, as tensions escalate with the pro-Western government. On Wednesday, members of the Transnistrian congress used a rare meeting in the regional capital, Tiraspol, to ask the Russian Duma to “implement measures for defending Transnistria amid increasing pressure from Moldova, given the fact that …

Transnistria tensions: Will Russia try to annex Moldova’s breakaway region?
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Transnistria tensions: Will Russia try to annex Moldova’s breakaway region?

Al Jazeera  

Pro-Russian rebels hint at a referendum, a move Moldova has dismissed as meaningless propaganda. But the “congress of deputies of all levels” in the separatist region’s capital did pass a resolution seeking Moscow’s support in staving off an apparent economic crisis, which they blamed on Moldova. The conflict over Transnistria in 1989 was over “the language issue”, according to Anatoli …

Killing of opposition leader in Moldova’s breakaway Transnistria region is under investigation
1 year, 5 months ago

Killing of opposition leader in Moldova’s breakaway Transnistria region is under investigation

Associated Press  

CHISINAU, Moldova — Moldova’s national police force has opened a homicide investigation after an opposition leader in the Russia-backed breakaway region of Transnistria was found fatally shot at his home, authorities said Monday. The police force said it was taking “all appropriate investigative measures regarding the crime of murder” in the violent death of Oleg Khorzhan, 47, the leader of …

Far from Russia, a pro-Moscow sliver of land tries to cling to its identity — and keep war at bay
1 year, 7 months ago

Far from Russia, a pro-Moscow sliver of land tries to cling to its identity — and keep war at bay

LA Times  

A lake in the city center of Tiraspol, the capital of the breakaway republic of Transnistria, wedged between Moldova and Ukraine. “Not just as a nationality, but as a people who love Russia and want to belong to Russian civilization.” That loyalty comes from Transnistria’s short history. In 1992, Russian troops helped people here beat back nationalists from next-door Moldova …

Photos: Fears, vulnerabilities, divides and dancing in Moldova
1 year, 8 months ago

Photos: Fears, vulnerabilities, divides and dancing in Moldova

Al Jazeera  

Molovata Noua, Moldova – Memories of March 1992 weigh heavily on Alexandra Besleaga. Today Moldova – a former Soviet Republic of 2.6 million people – has become an increasingly visible sideshow of Moscow’s war in Ukraine. Moscow is also accused of trying to destabilise Moldova within the next decade and bring it back within Russia’s sphere of influence. In the …

Is Moldova the focal point of a new Russian strategy for 'horizontal' conflict?
1 year, 9 months ago

Is Moldova the focal point of a new Russian strategy for 'horizontal' conflict?

Firstpost  

One of the consequences of Russia’s war in Ukraine is the fact that the Kremlin has lost a lot of its influence in former Soviet countries. Turkish control over key pipeline infrastructure, such as the trans-Anatolian gas pipeline which connects Azerbaijan’s Shah Deniz region with the European trans-Adriatic Pipeline at the Greek-Turkish border, provides a critical alternative to oil and …

Destabilising another neighbour: Secret document reveals Russia had plans to punish Moldova for cosying up to the West – Firstpost
1 year, 9 months ago

Destabilising another neighbour: Secret document reveals Russia had plans to punish Moldova for cosying up to the West – Firstpost

Firstpost  

The document was titled, ‘Strategic objectives of the Russian Federation in the Republic of Moldova,’ and it appears that it was written in 2021 by FSB’s Directorate for Cross-Border Cooperation. It sets out a 10-year plan on bringing Moldova within Russia’s sphere of influence New Delhi: A secret document has revealed that Russia’s security service, the FSB, had plans to …

As war rages in Ukraine, is Moldova on the brink of conflict?
1 year, 9 months ago

As war rages in Ukraine, is Moldova on the brink of conflict?

Al Jazeera  

Russia says the West wants to turn Moldova against Moscow as Ukraine claims the Kremlin wants to control the small landlocked nation. Moldova faces a “civil conflict”, pro-Russian forces say, while their pro-Western opponents call the crises a “hybrid war” instigated by Moscow to force the nation of 2.6 million back into the Kremlin’s political orbit. “Moldova is one of …

Moldova police say they foiled Russia-backed unrest plot
1 year, 9 months ago

Moldova police say they foiled Russia-backed unrest plot

Associated Press  

CHISINAU, Moldova — Police in Moldova said they foiled a plot by groups of Russia-backed actors who were trained to cause mass unrest during a Sunday protest against the country’s new pro-Western government. Moldova’s border police also said Sunday that 182 foreign nationals in the last week have been denied entry into Moldova, including a “possible representative” of Russia’s Wagner …

US to help Moldova fight Russia's destabilization efforts
1 year, 9 months ago

US to help Moldova fight Russia's destabilization efforts

India Today  

The United States accused Russia on Friday of seeking to destabilize Moldova and said it would help the Eastern European country fight off such attempts by sharing information and providing other assistance, the White House said. The United States agrees with Moldovan President Maia Sandu's view that there is no imminent military threat from Russia but shares her concern that …

Russia plotting ‘insurrection’ in Moldova, White House says
1 year, 9 months ago

Russia plotting ‘insurrection’ in Moldova, White House says

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Mr Kirby said “Russian actors” with ties to Moscow’s intelligence services are “seeking to …

Moldova separatists say Ukrainian plot against leader foiled
1 year, 9 months ago

Moldova separatists say Ukrainian plot against leader foiled

Al Jazeera  

The government in Chișinău says it is investigating the alleged incident as Kyiv cites a Russian provocation. Kyiv rejected the accusations on Thursday as a Kremlin “provocation” in the latest in a series of claims and counterclaims over the territory, which is wedged along Ukraine’s southwestern border with Moldova. “The government is ready to deal with provocations.” Russian state news …

Putin cancels decree underpinning Moldova's sovereignty in separatist conflict
1 year, 10 months ago

Putin cancels decree underpinning Moldova's sovereignty in separatist conflict

India Today  

President Vladimir Putin revoked on Tuesday a 2012 decree that in part underpinned Moldova's sovereignty in resolving the future of the Transdniestria region - a Moscow-backed separatist region which borders Ukraine and where Russia keeps troops. The decree, which included a Moldova component, outlined Russia's foreign policy 11 years ago which assumed Moscow's closer relations with the European Union and …

Moldova: New pro-Western government sworn in, faces ‘crises’
1 year, 10 months ago

Moldova: New pro-Western government sworn in, faces ‘crises’

Associated Press  

CHISINAU, Moldova — Moldova’s new government led by pro-Western economist Dorin Recean was sworn in Thursday after winning Parliament’s approval, as the small former Soviet republic signaled a shift to security concerns amid Russia’s war in neighboring Ukraine. He told lawmakers Thursday that his main focus will be to introduce “discipline and order” in Moldova’s institutions, breathe new life into …

What’s behind the recent flare-up between Moldova and Russia?
1 year, 10 months ago

What’s behind the recent flare-up between Moldova and Russia?

Al Jazeera  

Moldova has accused Russia of seeking to derail its EU candidacy, as the war in Ukraine rages. Since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine last February, tensions in Moldova have risen periodically, especially because of a Kremlin-backed breakaway region on its eastern border where Russia has stationed about 1,500 troops. On Tuesday, Russia slapped down as “completely unfounded” the accusations that Moscow …

Russia denies claims it plans to destabilize Moldova
1 year, 10 months ago

Russia denies claims it plans to destabilize Moldova

Associated Press  

MOSCOW — Russia on Tuesday angrily rejected the Moldovan president’s claims about an alleged plot by Moscow to overthrow her government and accused Moldovan authorities of trying to distract public attention away from the country’s own domestic problems. Moldova’s President Maia Sandu said Monday that the purported Russian plot envisioned attacks on government buildings, hostage-takings and other violent actions by …

Moldova again at center of tug between Moscow and the West
1 year, 10 months ago

Moldova again at center of tug between Moscow and the West

Associated Press  

CHISINAU, Moldova — Sandwiched between Ukraine and Romania, the country of Moldova has often been at the center of a struggle between Moscow and the West. With Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, tensions in Moldova have risen periodically, especially because of a Kremlin-backed breakaway region on its eastern border where Russia has stationed about 1,500 troops. On Monday, Moldova’s President Maia …

Moldovan president warns of Russian agent infiltration
1 year, 10 months ago

Moldovan president warns of Russian agent infiltration

Al Jazeera  

Maia Sandu says Moscow plans to sabotage her government, ‘overthrow the constitutional order’ and use Moldova in the war against Ukraine. Maia Sandu spoke on Monday after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said last week that Kyiv had uncovered a Russian intelligence plot “for the destruction of Moldova”. Sandu alleged Moscow’s plan involves citizens of Russia, Montenegro, Belarus and Serbia entering …

Moldova intel chief: Russia could aim for breakaway region
2 years ago

Moldova intel chief: Russia could aim for breakaway region

Associated Press  

CHISINAU, Moldova — Moldova’s national intelligence agency said Monday that Russia could launch a new offensive next year with an aim to “create a land corridor” through southern Ukraine to the Moscow-backed breakaway region of Transnistria. Moldova’s Intelligence and Security Services, or SIS, released a statement on Monday aimed at clarifying comments made by the agency’s head, Alexandru Musteata, who …

Ukraine-Russia invasion map: Where is it taking place?
2 years, 3 months ago

Ukraine-Russia invasion map: Where is it taking place?

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Ukraine’s cities have been under attack ever since, with …

Lavrov warns Moldova about threats to peacekeepers
2 years, 3 months ago

Lavrov warns Moldova about threats to peacekeepers

Associated Press  

MOSCOW — Russia’s foreign minister warned Thursday that any actions seen as endangering a Russian peacekeeping contingent in a separatist region of Moldova would be considered as an attack on Russia itself. Sergey Lavrov’s statement in an address at Russia’s top foreign affairs school underlined concerns that Moldova’s Transnistria region, which borders Ukraine, could be drawn into the Russia-Ukraine conflict. …

Ukraine war: Britain is at war with Russia, Kremlin's TV propogandist Vladimir Solovyov told viewers
2 years, 6 months ago

Ukraine war: Britain is at war with Russia, Kremlin's TV propogandist Vladimir Solovyov told viewers

Daily Mail  

Moscow's state TV hosts have claimed that Britain is at war with Russia in a new propaganda outburst. Kremlin pundit Vladimir Solovyov, a propagandist aka 'Putin's Voice', said: 'Britain is at war with us' This comes as former Russian president Dmitry Medvedev - a close ally of Vladimir Putin - suggested Ukraine would not exist on the world map in …

Nearly 60 feared dead after Russia bombs Ukraine school
2 years, 7 months ago

Nearly 60 feared dead after Russia bombs Ukraine school

India Today  

Dozens of Ukrainians were feared dead Sunday after a Russian bomb flattened a school sheltering about 90 people in its basement, while Ukrainian troops refused to surrender at a besieged steel plant that Moscow’s invading forces sped to seize before Russia’s Victory Day holiday. The Washington-based think tank added that “the Ukrainian counteroffensive demonstrates promising Ukrainian capabilities.” However, the Ukrainian …

EU to ‘significantly increase’ military aid to Moldova
2 years, 7 months ago

EU to ‘significantly increase’ military aid to Moldova

Al Jazeera  

European Council President Michel says he backs Moldova’s bid to become an EU member state. European Council President Charles Michel has pledged to raise the European Union’s military aid to Moldova, a neighbouring country to Ukraine where tensions are rising following a series of explosions in a pro-Russia separatist region. “This year we plan to significantly increase our support to …

Embroiling Transnistria in the Russia-Ukraine War
2 years, 7 months ago

Embroiling Transnistria in the Russia-Ukraine War

The Hindu  

The story so far: As the Russia-Ukraine War completes over two months, Transnistria, the tiny breakaway region of Moldova, risks being dragged into the conflict. However, Ukrainian officials termed them as a deliberate provocation by Russia to intervene in Transnistria and Moldova while Russian officials blamed Ukraine for the attacks. There are fears in the West and in Ukraine that …

Russia Could Use Transnistrian Region To Seize Southern Ukrainian Cities Odessa, Mykolaiv
2 years, 7 months ago

Russia Could Use Transnistrian Region To Seize Southern Ukrainian Cities Odessa, Mykolaiv

News 18  

The recent blasts in Moldova’s Transnistria has led to fears that Moldova could be sucked into the war in Ukraine. Similar concerns were echoed by Latvian foreign minister Edgars Rinkevics who said that the blasts reminded him of the initial weeks of the Russian invasion of Ukraine and said that these could be ‘false flag’ operations following which Russia could …

Moldova Blasts Spark Fears That War On Ukraine Could Expand To Its Neighbours
2 years, 7 months ago

Moldova Blasts Spark Fears That War On Ukraine Could Expand To Its Neighbours

News 18  

Concerns that the Ukraine war could escalate into a wider conflict grew on Tuesday as Kyiv accused Moscow of trying to create unrest in a Russian-backed separatist region of Moldova. The claim triggered alarm that Moldova could be Russia’s next target as Moscow used the same “false flag” argument after launching its bloody invasion of Ukraine on February 24. “If …

Live updates | Russia-Ukraine War
2 years, 7 months ago

Live updates | Russia-Ukraine War

Associated Press  

POKROVSK, Ukraine — As Russian forces intensify their shelling of eastern Ukraine, more people are leaving their homes in search of safety. ___ KEY DEVELOPMENTS IN THE RUSSIA-UKRAINE WAR: — Nuclear chief: Russia’s Chernobyl seizure risked accident — Poland, Bulgaria say Russia suspending natural gas supplies — Putin gets what he didn’t want: Ukraine army closer to West — Top …

How Transnistria, a Russian-backed region in Moldova, is getting pulled into the war in Ukraine
2 years, 7 months ago

How Transnistria, a Russian-backed region in Moldova, is getting pulled into the war in Ukraine

CNN  

CNN — A series of unexplained explosions have occurred in parts of Transnistria, a breakaway territory within Moldova that has housed Russian troops for decades, sparking fears that Moscow’s war could soon stretch beyond Ukraine and create a new theater of conflict in eastern Europe. The explosions, and a drip feed of comments by Russian officials regarding the region – …

Explosions in Moldovan region near Ukraine spark war worries
2 years, 7 months ago

Explosions in Moldovan region near Ukraine spark war worries

Associated Press  

BUCHAREST, Romania — Two explosions in a radio facility close to the Ukrainian border knocked a pair of powerful broadcast antennas out of service in Moldova’s separatist region of Trans-Dniester, local police said Tuesday. But Trans-Dniester’s president, Vadim Krasnoselsky, called Tuesday for imposing anti-terrorist security measures at a “red level” for 15 days, including setting up checkpoints at the entrances …

EXPLAINER: How is Trans-Dniester related to war in Ukraine?
2 years, 7 months ago

EXPLAINER: How is Trans-Dniester related to war in Ukraine?

Associated Press  

BUCHAREST, Romania — Among the sites of the former Soviet Union’s “frozen conflicts,” a long and narrow strip of land in Moldova has been the most stable for three decades. An outburst of fighting in Trans-Dniester could change the Kremlin’s political calculus; Russia’s security policy states it has the right to protect ethnic Russian populations throughout the world. A senior …

Russia hits faraway targets; diplomat warns of risk of WWIII
2 years, 7 months ago

Russia hits faraway targets; diplomat warns of risk of WWIII

Associated Press  

KYIV, Ukraine — Russia unleashed a string of attacks Monday against rail and fuel installations deep inside Ukraine, far from the front lines of Moscow’s new eastern offensive, as Russia’s top diplomat warned against provoking World War III and said the threat of a nuclear conflict “should not be underestimated.” The U.S., meanwhile, moved to rush more weaponry to Ukraine …

Moldova holds urgent security meeting after Transnistria blasts
2 years, 7 months ago

Moldova holds urgent security meeting after Transnistria blasts

Al Jazeera  

Meeting of Supreme Security Council comes after series of explosions in breakaway region. Moldovan President Maia Sandu convened an urgent meeting of the country’s Supreme Security Council after two blasts damaged Soviet-era radio masts in the breakaway region of Transnistria. Earlier Tuesday, Transnistria’s interior ministry said “two explosions occurred in the village of Maiac, Grigoriopol district: the first at 6:40 …

Five things to know about Russian-backed Transnistria
2 years, 7 months ago

Five things to know about Russian-backed Transnistria

Al Jazeera  

Moldova’s president warns of an attempt to escalate tensions after several explosions at sites in the breakaway Transnistria region. The Ukrainian defence ministry called the events a “planned provocation by the Russian special services.” Moldova’s president warned they were an attempt to escalate tensions, blaming “pro-war factions” within the breakaway territory. Should Russian President Vladimir Putin decide to involve Transnistria …

Russia plans to seize Donbas, southern Ukraine: Military official
2 years, 8 months ago

Russia plans to seize Donbas, southern Ukraine: Military official

Al Jazeera  

Commander says control of southern Ukraine would give Moscow access to the Russia-backed Moldovan region, Transnistria. Russia plans to seize the Donbas region and southern Ukraine, a military official said, explaining the latter move was a “way to Transnistria“, the Russia-backed breakaway region in Moldova. It said Russia had “acknowledged that the goal of the ‘second phase’ of the war …

Russia-Ukraine War: The Donbas Conflict Is Similar to a Crisis 30 Years Ago
2 years, 8 months ago

Russia-Ukraine War: The Donbas Conflict Is Similar to a Crisis 30 Years Ago

The Quint  

The separatist movement in the Donbas region of Ukraine is playing out the way it did in Moldova’s Transnistria. In both cases, Russia stepped in to arm the pro-Russian vigilante groups, which led to a nasty war and Russian-dominated regions breaking away from their parent country and declaring independence. However, the war in Donbas, bordering Russia, is far more brutal …

How Transnistria, a small breakaway region in Moldova, poses a threat to Ukraine
2 years, 9 months ago

How Transnistria, a small breakaway region in Moldova, poses a threat to Ukraine

Firstpost  

A thin strip of land wedged between Moldova and Ukraine doesn’t officially exist — it still hasn’t been recognised as a nation by any member of the United Nations The Russia-Ukraine conflict has suddenly pushed the spotlight on to Transnistria, with many war analysts stating that the tiny strip of land, situated between Moldova and Ukraine, could play a rather …

Ukraine crisis ‘very sensitive’ for Russia-backed breakaway state
2 years, 10 months ago

Ukraine crisis ‘very sensitive’ for Russia-backed breakaway state

Al Jazeera  

Internationally recognised as part of Moldova, Transnistria is home to Russian troops and lies on Ukraine’s border. I’ve known a few who still have their Soviet passport … All that said, many of us have neutral feelings towards what’s happening in Ukraine, everyone has family in all these countries and it’s very sensitive for us.” The 1,000 Russian soldiers in …

Russia-Ukraine war inevitable as talks between Washington and Moscow fail, warn analysts
2 years, 11 months ago

Russia-Ukraine war inevitable as talks between Washington and Moscow fail, warn analysts

Firstpost  

Russia stands accused of having amassed some 100,000 troops close to the Ukrainian border, as it seeks a commitment from the West that Ukraine will never join NATO Paris: The failure of the United States and Russia this week to find a diplomatic solution to fizzing tensions over Eastern European security has increased the chance of a new Russian attack …

Russia is preparing a pretext for invading Ukraine: US official
2 years, 11 months ago

Russia is preparing a pretext for invading Ukraine: US official

Al Jazeera  

The Kremlin says reports that Russia is preparing a provocation are ‘unfounded’, as tensions reach new heights. Russian special services are preparing “provocations” against Russian servicemen located in Moldova’s breakaway region of Transnistria in order to accuse Kyiv, Ukrainian military intelligence said on Friday. “Russian influence actors are already starting to fabricate Ukrainian provocations in state and social media to …

How real is the threat of a Russian invasion of Ukraine?
3 years ago

How real is the threat of a Russian invasion of Ukraine?

Al Jazeera  

Experts are divided on whether Moscow is planning an imminent incursion, or merely posturing to win geopolitical sway. According to Romanenko, there could also be domestic “provocations” that involve disgruntled oligarchs, pro-Kremlin politicians and a sizeable number of Russian-speaking Ukrainians in Ukraine’s east and south – while Moscow stops the supply of natural gas that heats almost every Ukrainian house …

Tensions grow over Ukraine with the trading of threats
3 years ago

Tensions grow over Ukraine with the trading of threats

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken met face-to-face with his Russian counterpart on Thursday to demand Russia pull back troops from the border with Ukraine, as tensions and suspicions grow in a confrontation over Ukraine’s increasingly close ties with NATO and the West. Russia, seeing new U.S. and European support for Ukraine’s military, sternly warned that any presence …

U.S. warns Russia as Kremlin talks about war threat in Ukraine
3 years ago

U.S. warns Russia as Kremlin talks about war threat in Ukraine

LA Times  

U.S. Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken, left, and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov meet on the sidelines of an Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe meeting in Stockholm on Thursday. U.S. Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken warned Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov at their meeting in Stockholm on Thursday that “if Russia decides to pursue confrontation, there …

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