Deputy Prime Minister of Moldova denied the preparation of a military operation in Transnistria
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Reports of an upcoming military operation against the unrecognized Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic (PMR) do not correspond to reality, declared Deputy Prime Minister of Moldova for Reintegration Oleg Serebrian in an interview with Vocea Basarabiei TV channel.
According to him, the Moldovan side has repeatedly spoken about its commitment to exclusively peaceful means of settling the Transnistrian conflict. “It is in this direction that our efforts are concentrated, we are negotiating with the administration of Pridnestrovie, which also declares its desire to negotiate,” Serebrian noted.
On March 1, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said that Kyiv was preparing for a provocation near Transnistria, the purpose of which was to accuse the Russian army of allegedly delivering strikes on radiation hazardous facilities. She also expressed concern that a possible provocation is being prepared near Transnistria, “around which the Kiev regime deliberately escalates tension.”
On February 23, the Russian Defense Ministry reported that Kyiv was also planning an armed provocation against Transnistria. The Russian Foreign Ministry warned the United States and NATO countries “against the next adventurous steps” and promised to adequately respond to a possible provocation. The Kremlin also expressed concern over the situation in Transnistria. Later, the data on the accumulation of military personnel near Transnistria was confirmed by the Ukrainian military.
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