Successive incidents in Moldova’s breakaway territory of Transnistria this week have raised fears the conflict could spill over into the small European country bordering Ukraine, in a considerable escalation for the region
Successive incidents in Moldova’s breakaway region of Transnistria this week have raised fears that the Russia-Ukraine war could spill over into the small European country bordering Ukraine in a considerable escalation of the conflict.
No army or armed group has claimed responsibility for the incidents. There were no reported injuries, but the blasts fuelled concerns that Moldova, a former Soviet republic, could be dragged into the ongoing conflict, further inflaming tensions on the doorsteps of NATO – of which Romania, its close neighbour, is a member state.Transnistria is a small, Russian-backed breakaway region in Moldova along its eastern border with Ukraine.
An estimated 1,500 Russian troops are stationed in Transnistria, where a majority of citizens are Russian speakers, and are referred to by Moscow as a “peacekeeping” force. Kiev has warned that Russia could try to use Transnistria to attack Ukraine from the West. US defense secretary Lloyd Austin also said last week that the goal of the US is now to "see Russia weakened to the degree that it can't do the kinds of things that it has done in invading Ukraine."
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