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The Latest Breaking News from Transnistria

Possible 'false flag' attacks in separatist Moldovan region of Transnistria raises concerns Russia plans to expand conflict

Ukraine accuses Russia of orchestrating attacks in the Moldovan separatist region of Transnistria, which Latvia's foreign minister says reminds him of Russia's action in Donbas at the start of the invasion of Ukraine.

ABC News

Russia’s war in Ukraine threatens to spill over in dangerous new phase

Analysis: Mysterious explosions in Moldova raise possibility of new Putin gambit after early failures

The Guardian - UK

Russia accuses Nato of fighting proxy war as Moldova fears new front in war on Ukraine

Russian foreign minister Sergei Lavrov says the danger of a third world war is ‘serious and real’

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Five things to know about Russian-backed Transnistria

Moldova’s president warns of an attempt to escalate tensions after several explosions at sites in Transnistria.

Al Jazeera

Moldova urges calm, boosts security after Transnistria blasts

Ex-Soviet Moldova on Tuesday urged citizens to stay calm and stepped up security after a series of blasts in a Russian-backed separatist region raised fears of a spillover from the war in Ukraine.

France 24

Fears grow over Moldova breakaway region being drawn into Ukraine war

Senior Russian diplomat says Moscow is ‘concerned’ over string of explosions in Transnistria

The Guardian - UK

Ukraine invasion: 'stage two' of Russia's war is ringing alarm bells in nearby Moldova – here's why

The second stage of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is underway. The scope of the war now appears to be establishing full control over Donbas and southern Ukraine. If successful, this would mean Russian occupation of approximately one-third of Ukraine, cutting the country off from its Black Sea ports, including Odesa.

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Zelenskiy warns Ukraine invasion only the beginning as Russia signals southern push

President’s warning comes after Russian military chief said forces want to seize southern Ukraine, in a move that could give access to Moldova

The Guardian - AU

Russia plans to seize entire south coast of Ukraine to get gateway into breakaway region

Vladimir Putin is said to be focused on taking total control of the Donbas region. Ukraine fears Russian troops in Transnistria - believed to number around 1,300 - could open another front in the war

Daily Mirror

Vladimir Putin thought he could play hardball with Moldova's economy and keep it at Russia's mercy. It's backfiring

While Moldova has long demanded Russia withdraw troops from the separatist region of Transnistria, its residents are split on the likelihood of an attack from Russia's troops.

ABC News

Moldova pursues neutrality, EU membership amid Ukraine war

Ukraine’s neighbour maintains a military non-alignment over its fear of Russia, but submits a bid to join the EU.

Al Jazeera

$Moldova: A fractured, fragile former Soviet republic struggling to avoid being sucked into Putin’s Ukraine war$

Moldova: A fractured, fragile former Soviet republic struggling to avoid being sucked into Putin’s Ukraine war

The divided country could be the next state most at risk from Russia’s invasion

The Independent UK

Can Donbas republics work as a buffer zone?

Is the de facto states model followed for Abkhazia, Transnistria and South Ossetia a possible way out for the Russia-Ukraine conflict?

The Hindu

Fears rise Russia could open southwestern front against Ukraine as invasion stutters

Exclusive: Officials warn of ‘real threat’ that Putin could turn to Russian troops in Kremlin-controlled Transnistria, an unrecognised breakaway state to the west of Ukraine

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Asharq Al-Awsat

Top US Diplomat Blinken in Moldova amid Ukraine Refugee Crush

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived in Moldova Saturday to show US support as it faces a surge of refugees from Ukraine and fears it too could come under threat from Moscow. Blinken is expected to provide reassurances for the small country, which has been fractured by a pro-Moscow…

Evening Standard

UK ambassador ‘temporarily relocates’ from Kiev amid fears of Russian invasion

The FCDO has also warned against all but essential travel to Belarus and the Transnistria region of Moldova

Al Jazeera

Ukraine crisis ‘very sensitive’ for Russia-backed breakaway state

Internationally recognised as part of Moldova, Transnistria is home to Russian troops and lies on Ukraine’s border.

The Independent UK

Book aims to shine light on Romanian role in the Holocaust

Maksim Goldenshteyn's book, “So They Remember,” tells the story of his Holocaust survivor grandparents who languished in Jewish death camps and ghettos in Transnistria during World War II — a chapter of the Holocaust which some say is largely forgotten

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