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AltNationReality t1_jacwy7t wrote

It's not a "breakaway" region.... it is Moldova. By framing it as a "breakaway" region, russia is trying to set up a defense for why they are going to attack there.

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MofongoForever t1_jae66w8 wrote

It is a region Russia has occupied since 1990 specifically because they wanted to create a perpetual territorial conflict that would prevent Moldova from ever really integrating with the rest of the EU. These sorts of conflicts are how they operate with any nation that is not a member of NATO and small enough Russia thinks they can bully.

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Shomondir t1_jae9wsi wrote

Indeed, it is about Transdnistria, which is a small strip of land on the opposite side of the Dnister river (hence the name) occupied by Russian green men ever since the fall of the Soviet Union.

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IceBearCares t1_jaeo5oo wrote

And run by a backward regime still insisting its 1980 and the Soviet Union is still stronk.

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dobryden22 t1_jadkr4l wrote

Isn't Yahoo kind of complicit in pushing that narrative with this article? I can understand then just passing on Russia's own words, but this clickbait of a title just feeds their propaganda machine.

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nonotreallyme t1_jaehdk3 wrote

They are referring to Transnistria which is a breakaway region WITHIN Moldova that is under UN sanctioned Russian military control. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transnistria.

The Russians are saying that Ukraine is planning an attack on the area, which is effectively an attack on Moldova, but the Moldovan government has just been 'rearranged' and the new Moldovan leaders seems fine with Ukraine entering the area.

The Russians aren't going to attack Transnistria, they already control it, BUT if what the Russians are saying is true and Ukraine attacks, and Modova doesn't intervene, Russia might attack Moldova.

This is a serious escalation either way, because it is pulling more countries into the conflict.

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AltNationReality t1_jaen5wm wrote

I know where Transnistria is.... It's in Moldova. Not a single (non-russian) UN entity recognizes ANY claim by russia on this region as legitimate. Regardless of whether russians are there not or not does not make any claim legitimate. Hell, the russians are in the Donbass... should we recognize that as well?

My point is the same... the russians are stirring up trouble so that they can "come to the rescue"... just like they are trying right now in Ukraine. So... any attempt by russia to "claim" they are simply protecting their own is total bullshit. They shouldn't be there in the first place. And if Moldova asks NATO for help, they should get it.

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Wisco7 t1_jaelv13 wrote

UN-Sanctioned is a bit of a stretch...

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