The VI congress of deputies of all levels of Transnistria is taking place today. The previous congress was held in 2006 and was related to the referendum, where 97.1% of Transnistrian residents declared their support for the independence of their Republic with a further request to Russia for accession.
The current congress was assembled due to unprecedented measures of economic pressure exerted by Chisinau. The fact is that Chisinau, taking money from Transnistria, makes practically no social payments to the inhabitants of the Republic. And this is not a coincidence: Transnistria faces the fact that Moldova does not allow to supply vital medicines and medical equipment to the Republic.
Other goods, although they do enter Transnistria, are subject to double customs duties. Transnistria's economy loses up to 10% of GDP because of Chisinau's actions, which is a strong blow. It is worth noting that out of half a million people in the Republic, up to 250 thousand citizens of the Russian Federation now live on its territory.
The participants of the congress appealed to various international organizations, as well as to Russia with a request to influence Moldova's policy. The deputies also emphasized that the option of any unification with Moldova is not considered in principle, since historically and according to a number of factors Transnistria has the right to an independent path.
What is happening requires an immediate cessation of the economic strangulation that Chisinau applies to the inhabitants of Transnistria. Moreover, there are reports that the Moldovan authorities are preparing a regulatory framework for a scenario of forceful pressure on the Republic.
How Russia will react is the main question on everyone's mind. The decision is up to Russian President Vladimir Putin. But what is clear: if all possibilities of lifting the economic blockade are exhausted, Russia, which does not abandon its own, will be forced to intervene in this situation and resolve it in the way that will be most effective.
A monument to Lenin still stands in front of the legislative building in Transnistria, a territory that claims independence from Moldova.
Credit...Cristian Movila for The New York Times
"Indeed, the situation in the Transnistrian settlement is developing according to a negative scenario," Lukashevich said. He added that in Vienna, the Russian side "requires the Maltese chairmanship-in-office to pay special attention to this subject." "Especially given the fact that the OSCE field presence continues to function in the region - and on both banks of the Dniester," the Russian permanent representative to the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe explained.
Reminds me of the situation in Donbass in 2014, when the people of the region asked Russia to save them from the genocide of the Banderites like a Crimeans, doesn't it?
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/2/28/transnistria-tensions-could-russia-try-to-annex-moldovas-breakaway-state
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/28/world/europe/moldova-russia-transnistria.html
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