Lukashenko, addressing his security council, points to a map of Ukraine that shows what look like planned troop movements, infrastructure targets, and the country divided into four parts pic.twitter.com/O81hpIvZM3
— max seddon (@maxseddon) March 1, 2022
Transnistria issues
On Friday Russian Maj. Gen. Rustam Minnekayev talked about Russian plans to “take full control of Donbas and southern Ukraine.” And how the land corridors to Crimea and to the Moldovan province of Transnistria are important in that effort.
Transnistria, a narrow strip of land with around 400,000 mainly Russian speaking inhabitants. It is internationally recognized as part of Moldova. But the tiny Moldovan government has been unable to exercise any authority over the area.
Moldova became independent from the Soviet Union in 1991. And adopted its constitution in 1994. And Russian troops have been permanently stationed in the area. And Minnekayev is claiming “that the Russian-speaking population is being oppressed.”
Moldova concerned about Russian invasion
Pro-EU reformist Moldovan President Maia Sandu was elected in November 2020. The Party of Action and Solidarity was founded by Sandu in 2015.
