Ukraine readies to invade Transnistria to provoke a Wider War?
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The Transnistrians and Moldovans are mostly ethnic Russians and Putin can hardly abandon them to the Ukrainian buildup on the border, both are breakaways from US controlled Rumania. . The Ukies want to seize a huge WW2 soviet arms cache and hope to provoke Russia, which has no direct border, and bring Rumania, a NATO pawn into the war with Russia.
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There are only 1500 Russian ‘peacekeepers’ stationed in Transnistria, but they have local support and stacks of WW2 era weapons!
Dear Readers:
Today I have this piece by reporter Alexander Grishin. Who reminds us that we need to keep our eyes on that slice of territory wedged between Ukraine and Moldavia (=Moldova). Nobody can predict the future, but it is very possible that a new front will open there, in the current war. Hence, if you are a worrier, like me, then here is something else to worry about.
First recall that, like Russian dolls, there are several levels here: Transnistria is a break-away region from Moldavia; which, in turn, is a break-away from Romania (well, at least according to the Romanians). In the end, Romania would like to have all of these lands under its belt. Problem: Romania = NATO. Meanwhile, poor old Moldavia is squeezed from all sides: Russians in its break-away, Ukrainians to the East, Romanians to the West. Trying to be all things to…
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