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John Irish

Moldova says some in breakaway Transdniestria trying to destabilise region

FILE PHOTO: Moldovan Foreign Minister Nicu Popescu gestures while speaking during a joint news conference with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov following his talks in Moscow, Russia, November 17, 2021. Alexander Zemlianichenko/Pool via REUTERS

There are internal elements in Moldova's pro-Russian separatist region which are trying to destabilise the area and stoke tensions, Foreign Minister Nicu Popescu said on Friday, as his country presses ahead with efforts to join the European Union.

Fears have increased in recent days that Moldova could be drawn into the conflict in neighbouring Ukraine, after pro-Russian separatists in Moldova's Transdniestria region blamed Kyiv for what they said were shootings, explosions and cross-border drone incursions.

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