• The situation in Transnistria, the separatist province of Moldova, worries Moscow.
• Which is keeping a close eye on events.
• President Maia Sandu has accused Russia of hiring “saboteurs” to stir up unrest.

The situation in Transnistria, the separatist province of Moldova, worries Moscow, which is keeping a careful eye on events there.

Dmitry Peskov, a spokesman for the Kremlin, stated on a conference call with reporters that “the situation in Transnistria is the object of our closest attention and cause for concern.”

Peskov claimed that the crisis had been “externally inflamed” and forewarned of potential “provocations” from Kyiv and European nations.

In an effort to stir up unrest during a time of political turbulence, Moldova’s President Maia Sandu has accused Russia of hiring “saboteurs,” echoing similar statements made by the president of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

A coup in Moldova, a small republic on Ukraine‘s southwest border, has been alleged to have been planned by Russia and might bring the country into the Kremlin’s conflict.

However, raising concerns that he is inventing a pretext for an annexation a la Crimea, Russian President Vladimir Putin has falsely accused Kyiv of preparing its own invasion on a pro-Russian area in Moldova where Moscow has a military foothold.

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