Contents tagged with Transnistria
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Kremlin summons Moldovan ambassador over Moldova’s demands for withdrawal of Russian troops from Transnistria
The Russian Foreign Ministry summoned the Ambassador of Moldova, Andrei Neguţa, to a meeting with Deputy Minister Sergey Ryabkov, reported Dozhd TV channel . According to the report, the ambassador was summoned because of the initiative of the Moldovan authorities to include an additional item "Complete withdrawal of foreign armed forces from the territory of Moldova" on the agenda of the UN General Assembly. The ministry said that they consider this step as "another one in the series of …
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Moldovan President Dodon rejects idea of withdrawing Russian forces from Transnistria
In an interview with RIA Novosti, Moldovan President Igor Dodon called the Moldovan government’s initiative to withdraw Russian forces from Transnistria “yet another anti-Russian démarche”.
Dodon emphasized that the decision to discuss the withdrawal of Russian forces in the UN “will remain only at the level of a declaration”.
“The Moldovan government has been going in reverse for a long time, after recognizing the mistake, that the peacekeeping operation on the Dniester cannot be touched, …
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Moldova calls for complete withdrawal of Russian troops from Transnistria
Moldova asked the United Nations to include in the General Assembly’s 72nd session agenda the issue of the complete withdrawal of Russian troops from Transnistria. A letter from the Permanent Representative of Moldova to the UN, Victor Moraru was made public on Tuesday, August 22.
Chișinău is convinced that the presence of Russian troops "is a threat to maintaining international peace and security," the letter says. Moraru asked the UN to support Moldova's efforts aimed at completing the …
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Media: Moldova wants to control travel of Transnistrian officials
The Moldovan government is discussing the idea of introducing a system of exit notices for officials from Transnistria, which is not controlled by Chișinău, Kommersant newspaper reports.
Representatives of the unrecognized republic’s authority structures, including the leaders, may be obligated to inform Chișinău of their trips abroad ahead of time.
Active discussion of the new rules began after Transnistrian President Vadim Krasnoselsky visited London in June and was received at the British …
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Russia accuses US of preparing Moldovan special forces for conflict with Transnistria
Russia accused the US of training Moldovan special forces for a possible new conflict with unrecognized Transnistria, as stated by Russian Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin on Facebook.
“The design and construction of facilities to practice military operations in the context of urban warfare – the Americans are starting to train saboteurs and the Moldovan special forces for a possible new armed conflict with Transnistria” Rogozin said. Notably, Rogozin made reference to research from the …
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Moldova accuses Russia of secretly preparing a military exercise in Transnistria
The Moldovan delegation to the Joint Control Commission (JCC) is expressing concern about the preparations for another military exercise in the unrecognized Transnistria (a.k.a. the Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic, which is not recognized by the United Nations) with the participation of the Russian military peacekeepers, as stated in the bulletin issued by the Bureau of Reintegration under the government of Moldova.
"A significant number of military vehicles and special military equipment …
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Moldova declares Russian Deputy Prime Minister Rogozin a persona non grata
The Moldovan government adopted a ruling to declare Russian Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin a persona non grata.
As reported by the press service of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and European Integration (MFAEI), according to the adopted ruling, the Russian deputy prime minister is banned from entering Moldova and from transit through its territory.“Russian ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary to Chișinău Farit Mukhametshin was invited to the MFAEI in connection with the recent …
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Moldova: Presence of Russian peacekeepers in Transnistria contributes to freezing the conflict
The Moldovan government believes that the presence of Russian peacekeepers in Transnistria helps to freeze the Pridnestrovian conflict. This was expressed in a statement distributed by the government on the 25th anniversary of the peacekeeping mission to Transnistria.
The Moldovan government said that it appreciates the positive contribution of the peacekeeping operation on the Dniester since the end of July 1992, but regrets to report that this operation has still not been able to provide the …
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Moldovan parliament speaker condemns President Dodon for plans to reward Russian peacekeepers
Moldovan Speaker of the Parliament Andrian Candu has criticized the intentions of President Igor Dodon to present official awards to Russian peacekeepers, urging him not to confuse official awards with protocol gifts.The Speaker wrote about this on his Facebook page.
"On one of the Russian TV channels, President Dodon, in order to show his support for Moscow, boasts that he violates and will violate the Constitution. Angry at the tough position of the Parliament, which is expressed in a …
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Moldovan President: certain forces in the West are interested in involving Russia in the conflict in Transnistria
The escalation of the conflict in Transnistria benefits Western forces who may wish to involve Russia in the crisis. This opinion was voiced on Saturday by Moldovan President Igor Dodon on Rossiya 24 TV channel.
“The destabilization of the situation in this region would be interesting for someone in the West trying to drag Russia into some kind of conflict here. But I, as the President of the Republic of Moldova, will do everything possible to ensure that there is no destabilization,” he said. …