Moldova’s and Separatist Transnistria’s Caution in the Face of the Russian Invasion of Ukraine
Moldova’s and Separatist Transnistria’s Caution in the Face of the Russian Invasion of Ukraine
Author(s): Jakub Pieńkowski
Subject(s): International relations/trade, Security and defense, Russian Aggression against Ukraine
Published by: PISM Polski Instytut Spraw Międzynarodowych
Keywords: Moldova; Russia; Ukraine; Invasion; Odesa Oblast;
Summary/Abstract: Moldova supports Ukraine and unofficially respects the Western sanctions against Russia. Provocations in April and May 2022 in the separatist Transnistria, declared in 1990 in eastern Moldova as a de facto Russian protectorate, have increased fears of an attack from that territory on the Odesa Oblast of Ukraine or Moldovan areas controlled by the constitutional authorities in Chişinău. This scenario remains unlikely before a Russian siege of Odesa. Poland and its allies from the EU may discourage Russia from intervening in Moldova by supporting the latter’s self-defence capabilities.
Series: PISM Bulletin
- Page Count: 3
- Publication Year: 2022
- Language: English
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