Will protect the "Russian -speaking": there are signs of "interest" of Russia in riots in Moldova - isw
Such attention shows that the Kremlin will try to destabilize the situation in a country that is a neighbor of Ukraine in the West, and has an enclave with units of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation. The details of the situation in Transnistria are referred to in the analytical report of the ISW war Institute, published on January 28. Analysts analyzed statements published on the network by representatives of the Russian authorities.
The fact that the statements appeared during the anti -European rallies in Moldova may indicate Moscow's intention to support destabilization, explained in the report. One of the statements that attracted the attention of researchers is the interview of the Director of the Second Department of Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation Alexei Polishchuk.
Among other things, the official mentioned Moldova's intention to leave the CIS and join the European Union without a pro -Russian enclave in Transnistria, which is not allowed to develop economically. Answering the question of whether the Russian Federation is ready to recognize the independence of the so -called "Transnistria Moldovan Republic," Moscow said "is ready to take up as a mediator and guarantor of the Transnistrian settlement.
" About the events in Moldova also began to write a pro-Russian troops from the Telegram channel "Rybar"-some of his theses were made in the analytical report. For example, in a post dated January 28, he assured that 50,000 people were protests in Transnistria. In addition, Gagauzia representatives turned to the Foreign Minister of the Russian Federation Sergey Lavrov to supply fertilizers from Russia.
In the analytical report, they concluded that the Kremlin can try to destabilize the situation in Moldova, following the example of actions that were implemented in the Donbass at one time. In particular, they will talk about the "economic pressure" of Chisinau on the pro -Russian enclaves ("PMR", Gagauzia) and the need to defend "Russian peace" and "compatriots". The above statements are the creation of an information background for further aggressive actions.
It should be noted that Moldova, together with Ukraine and Georgia, applied for joining the European Union in the spring of 2022. In December 2023, Moldova President Maya Sandu signed a decree on the referendum on the issue. At the same time, she indicated that the country could join the EU without a pro -Russian enclave in Transnistria. Before that, in the fall of 2023, the politician reported that now the late owner of Wagner PEC Yevgeny Prigogin and his mercenaries prepared a coup in Moldova.
The Transnistrian Moldavian Republic is a pro -Russian enclave in the northeast of Moldova, which borders with Vinnytsia and Odessa regions of Ukraine. In 1991, local figures announced the independence of this territory from Moldova, which causes short -term fighting with the support of the Russian Federation - the Russian army acted on the side of the separatists. The "independence" of this territory was not recognized by any country in the world.
At the same time, in 2006, a "referendum" passed, in which the population was expressed for joining the Russian Federation. On the territory of PMR is a Russian military contingent (about 1. 5 thousand people), as well as warehouses with old Soviet weapons. We would like to remind you that on January 29, FT journalists published an article that stated EU actions against Hungary, which blocks Ukraine's allocation of 50 billion euros.