Will Moldova be invaded by Russia? What American and Ukrainian officials say
U.S. and Ukrainian officials on Sunday discussed the possibility of Russian President Vladimir Putin extending his invasion of Ukraine to Moldova – another former Soviet state and non-NATO member of Eastern Europe, he said. Political.
“I think it remains to be seen where he goes from here.” Jon Finer, a deputy national security adviser, told NBC’s “Meet the Press” in an interview.
“But they are far from the city like Odessa” – the port city of the Black Sea in southern Ukraine – “and certainly from Moldova. Russian forces they still have a lot to fight forFiner added. “And I think the Ukrainians will be very effective in rejecting them.”
Pressed on the way the administration’s strategy. Biden during the war would change if Russia started moving to Moldova, Finer replied that “The United States they have the ability to be agile. We will continue to do this depending on how things evolve on the battlefield. “said Finer.
Finer’s comments came after Russian news agencies reported last Friday that Rustam Minnekayev, deputy commander of Russia’s central military district, had said Russia intended to take full control of the Donbas and southern Ukraine.
“Control over southern Ukraine is another route to Transnistria, where there is also evidence that the Russian-speaking population is oppressed.”Minnekayev said at a meeting in the Russian region of Sverdlovsk.
Transnistria is a pro-Russian separatist region of Moldova bordering southwestern Ukraine. Moldova, like Ukraine, was a member of the Soviet Union until Soviet President Michael Gorbachev dissolved the expanding communist state in 1991.
Minnekayev also said that Russia intends to establish a land corridor between Donbas and Crimea, the Black Sea peninsula south of Ukraine, which Russia illegally annexed in 2014.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and European Integration of the Republic of Moldova then summoned Oleg Vasnetov, Russia’s ambassador to the country, to express his views. “It simply came to our notice then“Last Friday about Minnekayev’s remarks.
“These statements are unfounded and contradict the position of the Russian Federation in supporting the sovereignty and territorial integrity of the Republic of Moldova, within its internationally recognized borders.”a communiqué from the minister is shown.
During the meeting with Vasnetov, “It was reiterated that the Republic of Moldova, in accordance with its constitution, is a neutral state and this principle must be respected by all international actors, including the Russian Federation ”.
Asked on Sunday about a potential Russian invasion of Moldova, Igor Zhovkva, deputy head of the office of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, told the NBC Russian bitches “they can move wherever they want, but they won’t, we won’t let them do that. ”
“Russia’s real war began in 2014 with the capture of Crimea and part of the Donbas. So, yes, they want to capture the whole of Donbas now. Yes, they want to connect Donbas and Crimea. “ said Zhovkva.
“As for the Republic of Moldova, yes, I heard those announcements from Russian officials.” continued Zhovkva. “Who knows? You never know about Russia, but … that could be a big possibility. “
In an address last Friday, Zelenski reiterated his warning that Russia’s invasion of Ukraine “It was just the beginning” and then Putin “to capture other countries ”.
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