Officials in Transnistria, a pro-Russian breakaway region in Moldova, have held a rare meeting in which they called on Moscow for help with security.
There had been reports that the region’s council of deputies could call on Russia to annex Transnistria, where Russian troops are already based, posing a security threat in the region as the war in neighboring Ukraine continues to rage.
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While they did not do that, the officials have called on Russia’s Federation Council and parliament (State Duma) to help protect the region “in the face of increased pressure from Moldova,” Russian state news agency Tass reported.
The appeal referred to Russia’s “status of a guarantor and mediator” towards Moldova, which has been accused of destroying the breakaway region’s economy and violating the freedoms of its population.
This is a developing story and will be updated with further information.
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