Authorities in Moldova's separatist #Transdniestria region ended month-long power cuts and began restoring heat to apartments in wintry conditions on Monday as flows of natural gas resumed, funded by the European Union.
Authorities in Moldova's separatist #Transdniestria region ended month-long power cuts and began restoring heat to apartments in wintry conditions on Monday as flows of natural gas resumed, funded by the European Union.
The cut-off of Russian gas supplies to #Moldova's breakaway #Transdniestria region has forced the closure of all industrial companies except food producers, an official said on Thursday. The local energy company cut heating and hot water to households on Wednesday.
#Russia will protect its citizens and peacekeepers in #Moldova's separatist #Transdniestria region, foreign ministry spokeswoman Maria #Zakharova said on Wednesday.
Any actions that threaten them would be considered by #Moscow as an attack on Russia, she added.
⬆️ @DarkMatterZine @kravietz @Nochem
>> After #Ukraine, #Moldova is next. Moldova's #Transdniestria region is stirring just like Ukraine's #LuhanskOblast did 10 yrs ago
#US pledges $135 million in aid to Moldova for energy security and to counter #Russian disinformation as the Western-leaning nation struggles to blunt Moscow’s push for influence that has been buoyed by recent successes in its war in neighboring Ukraine.
https://apnews.com/article/us-moldova-czechia-nato-blinken-085dde8dc3ab04e1f6a11ae60cee9d36
>> After #Ukraine, #Moldova is next. Moldova's #Transdniestria region is stirring just like Ukraine's #LuhanskOblast did 10 yrs ago
~ a month for analogy to materialize ➡️ https://agora.echelon.pl/objects/3e3599eb-c293-4e04-9cbd-87dd06e841a8
"#Transnistria, a breakaway part of #Moldova, prepares to announce its intention to join #Russia on 28 Feb. Putin is expected to approve this [#RussianYoke]"
>> "This approach is almost identical to [Russian] narratives… to justify #FullScaleInvasion of Ukraine"
⬆️ #Russia now using propaganda to destabilize #Moldova just like it accused #Ukraine of "abandoning" #MinskAgreements to justify invasion
#Transdniestria is a breakaway region of Moldova that Russia invaded & occupied since 1990s under pretext of protecting "threatened Russian language speakers"
"This approach is almost identical to [Russian] narratives… to justify #FullScaleInvasion of Ukraine" says KyivIndependent
#UncannySimilarities #Transnistria
https://kyivindependent.com/isw-kremlin-sets-conditions-to-destabilize-moldova/
Not alleged uprising.
#Russia invaded #Ukraine twice
Moldova's #Transdniestria is stirring just like Ukraine's #Luhansk did 10 yrs ago
After Russia annexed #Crimea in 2014, pro-#Russian #secessionists declared ind. in #Donetsk & #Luhansk —> war in #Donbas
I'm pointing out #UncannySimilarities between Luhansk 2014 & Transdniestria 2024 in #Putin's #revanchistDreams to recreate #IronCurtain comprising at least Ukraine, Moldova, #Romania, & #Bulgaria ➡️ https://mastodon.social/@rameshgupta/111447116135374826
After #Ukraine, #Moldova is next
Moldova's #Transdniestria region is stirring just like Ukraine's #LuhanskOblast did 10 yrs ago
Its pro-#Russian #secessionist leader called for military readiness on its eastern fringe, where 2,000 Russian "#peacekeepers" separate them from Moldova
Moldova's pro-#EU president, #Sandu, has denounced Russia's invasion of Ukraine
Transdniestria says Ukraine has plotted to kill its leaders & accused Moldova of training Ukrainian fighters
https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/moldovan-separatist-leader-calls-military-readiness-2024-01-22/
https://youtube.com/watch?v=YgGrzvT8hQ4&feature=share ⚡️🇵🇱Will Russia overthrow Moldova's government? | Eastern Express | (TVP World - Polish News in English VIDEO) #Ukraine #Moldova #News #War #Russia #Transdniestria
https://youtube.com/watch?v=YnfWtQ7qbLI&feature=share ⚡️🇫🇷Russia-Moldova tensions: Moscow denies plotting coup to topple pro-EU leadership (FRANCE 24 English News VIDEO) #Ukraine #Moldova #War #News #Russia #Transdniestria
RT @Tom_deWaal: Not true. As I have said a few times recently there are around 1,500 “Russian” soldiers in #Transnistria/ #Transdniestria of whom less than 100 are uniformed Russians, the rest are locals. South Ossetia or Crimea this is not
🐦🔗: https://nitter.eu/IlvesToomas/status/1519325512807628802
RT @Tom_deWaal@twitter.com
1 A long🧵on the situation in #Transdniestria/#Transnistria, misconceptions and fears that it could turn into a new front in the war.
My main point is there's a shared interest both in Transdniestria (TN) and in right-bank Moldova in stopping the conflict from reaching them.
🐦🔗: https://twitter.com/Tom_deWaal/status/1501615391252135940