Foreign supporters of Vladimir Putin have begged for Russia to invade their country after a key Kremlin propaganda figure said it was part of their 'plan' to occupy it.
Pro-Russian separatists in Transnistria, a region of Moldova on the border with Ukraine, have called for the area to become part of the Russian nation-state as their own country begins discussions about entering the European Union.
The movement is headed by former president and close ally Igor Dodon, who has been labelled in media as “Putin’s mini-me” and the “the czar’s doormat.”
