nonotreallyme

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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