Minister of Defense: Breaking News, Risk of Conflict in Rep. Moldavia
The Minister of Defense talks about the situation of the Republic of Moldova and the possible risk of a conflict there because of Transnistria, ie an extension of the war in Ukraine, Vasile Dincu stating that at the moment there are minimal chances for this to happen, fortunately for Romania. .
The Minister of Defense states that in Transnistria there are a small number of soldiers who are poorly equipped and unmotivated, so the chances of a conflict starting in the Republic of Moldova are far from being achieved at the moment, which should reassure them. . all Romanians.
“It also has to do with our security (n. . our officials, so we are in contact with the Republic of Moldova at this time.
My colleague, the minister there, and I talked quite often. At this point all their analysis shows that there is no imminent danger of escalation. But we must be sure that we cannot remain passive, and not believe that there were still many things that were unpredictable in this war.
So far it has been a series of events, some of which are isolated, as announced by the President of Moldova, Mrs. Maia Sandu, obviously they are in correspondence with the Ukrainian authorities. The attempt to bring this region into conflict seems to be a Russian one in which these Transnistrian forces are somehow charged with activating themselves.
They are not strong, as we have seen, in the press in Transnistria, so big, there are 1,000 or so soldiers there, who are poorly equipped, they are not even motivated. What do they have in Transnistria other than that ammunition depot, which is left over from the Warsaw Pact, and which is a danger to the whole area?
We don’t think that’s a stake. Of course, anything can happen, and we try to support the Republic of Moldova with whatever we can. On the other hand, I saw that the European representative announced that they want to provide military support. There was no mention of this in Mrs. Maia Sandu’s speech. It is a neutral country and it will be difficult for him to accept military aid. “