US EditionRussia wants to deploy 10,000 troops in Moldovan breakaway region, PM warns
- On Wednesday, Moldova's Prime Minister Dorin Recean revealed that Russian forces may send up to 10,000 soldiers into Transnistria, the separatist territory within Moldova.
- This threat follows Moscow's efforts to influence Moldova's upcoming September parliamentary election and reverse its EU-oriented government.
- Transnistria, a Moscow-backed enclave with around 465,000 residents, has hosted a smaller Russian military presence since the early 1990s amid ongoing separatist control.
- Recean stated the 10,000 troop figure comes from intelligence and described Russia's campaign as "a huge effort to undermine Moldovan democracy" involving extensive spending.
- The deployment risks destabilizing the region and could escalate tensions with NATO, especially as Russia has warned that conflict in Transnistria would risk direct confrontation.
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Russia is seeking to deploy up to 10,000 troops in the separatist region of Transnistria, Moldovan Prime Minister Dorin Recean told the Financial Times, adding that Russia is increasingly seeking to exert influence in the region and wants to install a pro-Kremlin government in Moldova.
Putin wants puppet govt in Moldova to deploy troops in breakaway region Transnistria, warns PM
Moldova's Prime Minister Dorin Recean has warned that Vladimir Putin wants to install a puppet government in the country so it can strengthen Russia's hold on the breakaway region of Transnistria.
Russia seeks to deploy 10,000 troops to Transnistria, potentially undermining election, Moldovan PM Recean says
Russia aims to deploy 10,000 troops to Transnistria and install a pro-Kremlin government in Moldova to enable it, Moldovan Prime Minister Dorin Recean told the Financial Times in an interview published June 4.
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