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Articles with tag "Transnistria"

breakaway region

Moldova Unfazed By Separatist Transnistria’s Call for Russian ‘Protection’

Despite concerns that Russia could use the unrecognized breakaway region to foment regionwide instability, experts largely downplayed the threat of an...
'fear and panic'

Moldova, Ukraine Dismiss Breakaway Republic’s Drone Strike Claims

Pro-Russian separatist authorities claimed that an explosion in the breakaway region of Transnistria was likely caused by a drone launched from Ukraine...
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separatist region

Moldova Slams Russia Over Polling Stations in Transnistria

Russian news agencies reported that six polling stations will open in Transnistria, compared to 24 in the previous Russian presidential election in 2018...
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flashpoint fears

Pro-Russia Separatists in Transnistria Ask Moscow for 'Protection'

The breakaway region claims that the Moldovan government in Chisinau has unleashed an "economic war" against it.
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rising tensions

Russia Says Ukraine Preparing ‘Armed Provocation’ in Breakaway Transnistria

Ukraine plans to "stage" an attack by Russian troops from the unrecognized republic, the Russian Defense Ministry claimed.
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Two attacks

Oil Depot, Military Office Targeted in Moldova's Separatist Region

Kyiv has accused Russia of wanting to destabilize the region to create a pretext for military intervention.
'acts of terrorism'

Russia Says ‘Alarmed’ by Tensions in Breakaway Transnistria

Kyiv has accused Russia of wanting to destabilize Moldova's separatist region to create a pretext for a military intervention.
heightened state

Transnistria Rebels Say Drones Seen, Shots Fired Near Russia Arms Depot

The announcement comes amid fears of a spillover from the war in Ukraine into the Moscow-backed separatist region of Moldova.
western ambitions

‘They’d Probably All Die’: Analysts Doubt Russian Push Toward Separatist Transnistria

For the moment, Russia's forces are concentrated in eastern Ukraine and attempting to seize the Donbas region.
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