Moldova protested Russian participation in Victory Day parade in Transdnistria
Moldova’s Government protested the participation of Russian troops in a Victory Day parade in the separatists region of Transdniester.
A statement by the Foreign Ministry of Moldova reads that the Russian presence in the parade in Tiraspol “is a violation of the obligations of the Russian Federation and the principles and rules of international law.”
The Foreign Minister of Moldova, Andrei Galbur, stated that his country asked Russian officials to prohibit 1,500 Russian troops stationed in Transdniester from participating in the parade devoted to the Victory in the Second World War.
Transdiester is the separatist region of Moldova where, during the Soviet era, the 14th Army of the USSR was based and now the Russian Armed Forces are stationed there. After the war in 1992, Chisinau lost control over this region on the left bank of the Dniester where about half a million people live. Fighters and entire units of the Russian Army fought in the war on the side of separatists. The self-declared independence of Transdniester has not been recognized by any country in the world.