War In Ukraine The Whole Future Of Europe Is Based On The Victory Of Ukraine Warns Moldovan Minister World News

In an honest interview from his office in the capital Chisinau, Nicu Popescu revealed that:

Moldova on ‘high alert’ The future of Moldova and Europe is based on a Ukrainian victory “Forces” in the breakaway region of Transnistria “organized provocations” Moldova “does not talk about arms supplies”, but works closely with Western partners

Russia “forced to merge and redeploy exhausted units” after failed progress – follow the latest updates Regarding the importance of a Ukrainian victory over Russia, Popescu said: “The future of the whole continent is based on Ukraine’s ability to maintain its political system, its country, its resilience. “And in this sense, the fate and future of every country in this part of the world, of the whole of Europe, depends on how this war will end, where it ends and when it ends.” Mr Popescu said last week’s unexplained attacks in the breakaway region of Transnistria had increased risks for Moldova. “Moldova was in a very difficult area at a very difficult time. We are Ukraine’s most fragile neighbor, of course, we have been affected in many ways,” he said. “And now, of course, we see that the situation is getting worse … in the last few days, with some of the explosions taking place in the Transnistrian region of Moldova, we are increasingly affected by this regional destabilization.” On Monday, three men fired grenades at a state security office in the breakaway region of eastern Moldova, which borders Russia and borders Ukraine. Use the Chrome browser for a more accessible video player 5:43 Moldova’s future ‘rests in victory over Ukraine’ The foreign minister said the attacks were a “directed provocation”, but did not say exactly who he thought was responsible. “We do not know. Legally the Transnistrian region part of Moldova, [but] de facto our authorities have no control. So we do not control, we do not have access to CCTV cameras, forensic examinations. “We have some working cases, but we are not in a position to take clear responsibility for these attacks.” The Foreign Minister, who is also the Deputy Prime Minister, said: “Our understanding is that while the vast majority of the people of Transnistria want to live in a peaceful environment and do not want to end up in a war zone, there are still forces within Transnistria. who hope to take advantage of the growing tensions, and have organized this challenge, which was the attack on Tiraspol. “ Last week, a Russian general published a four-point plan for the next phase of his “special military operation” in Ukraine, which specifically mentioned Transnistria. Image: A map shows the location of four attacks in the area in three days The plan raised the prospect of uniting Russian forces as they try to push west of eastern Ukraine with a regiment of Russian troops already based in Transnistria. Some 1,000 Russian troops have been stationed in the unrecognized democracy since seceding from Moldova in 1992, ostensibly as peacekeepers. Read more: Attacks in disputed Transnistria region raise fears of war spreading to Ukraine Regarding the preparations for a possible Russian invasion of Transnistria or even the rest of Moldova, Mr Popescu said: “Statements like the one made by this Russian general are really worrying. “It’s of course completely useless if it creates new tensions. In the past, the Russian Federation has distanced itself from this statement. “Officially, then, Russia says this position was not an agreed message. At the same time, we all know that the situation is quite volatile. “It is dangerous. We are constantly seeing voices inside Russia calling for bigger and more ambitious war goals. “At the same time, it is also clear that the war in Ukraine did not go according to plan. So here, intentions may be intentions, but the realities on the ground always tend to be different.” Use the Chrome browser for a more accessible video player 2:18 Could Russia invade Moldova? Moldova is a neutral nation and the foreign minister said that would not change. He was more detailed about how compatible neutrality is with self-defense, but he would not care if Moldova asked for Western military support. “Neutrality does not exclude us and does not prevent us from cooperating on security, foreign policy, defense issues,” he said. “We are not at the stage of talking about arms supplies, but of course for a long time we have had very good working relations between the Ministry of Defense and our partners, between the police and our partners and these talks continue and there are still projects where the army cooperates with NATO member states “. Pressed on the issue, he said: “Listen, we are not in a position to prejudge now how things will turn out. I will tell you very honestly that it is also dangerous to prejudge and speculate. “Nevertheless, we are preparing and we have prepared for all possible events. “And what exactly we do in the context of this preparation, we prefer not to discuss in detail when it comes to things or the future, which of course we can not predict.”

title: “War In Ukraine The Whole Future Of Europe Is Based On The Victory Of Ukraine Warns Moldovan Minister World News Klmat” ShowToc: true date: “2022-12-16” author: “Betty Smith”

In an honest interview from his office in the capital Chisinau, Nicu Popescu revealed that:

Russia “forced to merge and redeploy exhausted units” after failed progress – follow the latest updates Regarding the importance of a Ukrainian victory over Russia, Popescu said: “The future of the whole continent is based on Ukraine’s ability to maintain its political system, its country, its resilience. “And in this sense, the fate and future of every country in this part of the world, of the whole of Europe, depends on how this war will end, where it ends and when it ends.” Mr Popescu said last week’s unexplained attacks in the breakaway region of Transnistria had increased risks for Moldova. “Moldova was in a very difficult area at a very difficult time. We are Ukraine’s most fragile neighbor, of course, we have been affected in many ways,” he said. “And now, of course, we see that the situation is getting worse … in the last few days, with some of the explosions taking place in the Transnistrian region of Moldova, we are increasingly affected by this regional destabilization.” On Monday, three men fired grenades at a state security office in the breakaway region of eastern Moldova, which borders Russia and borders Ukraine. Use the Chrome browser for a more accessible video player 5:43 Moldova’s future ‘rests in victory over Ukraine’ The foreign minister said the attacks were a “directed provocation”, but did not say exactly who he thought was responsible. “We do not know. Legally the Transnistrian region part of Moldova, [but] de facto our authorities have no control. So we do not control, we do not have access to CCTV cameras, forensic examinations. “We have some working cases, but we are not in a position to take clear responsibility for these attacks.” The Foreign Minister, who is also the Deputy Prime Minister, said: “Our understanding is that while the vast majority of the people of Transnistria want to live in a peaceful environment and do not want to end up in a war zone, there are still forces within Transnistria. who hope to take advantage of the growing tensions, and have organized this challenge, which was the attack on Tiraspol. “ Last week, a Russian general published a four-point plan for the next phase of his “special military operation” in Ukraine, which specifically mentioned Transnistria. Image: A map shows the location of four attacks in the area in three days The plan raised the prospect of uniting Russian forces as they try to push west of eastern Ukraine with a regiment of Russian troops already based in Transnistria. Some 1,000 Russian troops have been stationed in the unrecognized democracy since seceding from Moldova in 1992, ostensibly as peacekeepers. Read more: Attacks in disputed Transnistria region raise fears of war spreading to Ukraine Regarding the preparations for a possible Russian invasion of Transnistria or even the rest of Moldova, Mr Popescu said: “Statements like the one made by this Russian general are really worrying. “It’s of course completely useless if it creates new tensions. In the past, the Russian Federation has distanced itself from this statement. “Officially, then, Russia says this position was not an agreed message. At the same time, we all know that the situation is quite volatile. “It is dangerous. We are constantly seeing voices inside Russia calling for bigger and more ambitious war goals. “At the same time, it is also clear that the war in Ukraine did not go according to plan. So here, intentions may be intentions, but the realities on the ground always tend to be different.” Use the Chrome browser for a more accessible video player 3:24 Russian likes in Moldova Moldova is a neutral nation and the foreign minister said that would not change. He was more detailed about how compatible neutrality is with self-defense, but he would not care if Moldova asked for Western military support. “Neutrality does not exclude us and does not prevent us from cooperating on security, foreign policy, defense issues,” he said. “We are not at the stage of talking about arms supplies, but of course for a long time we have had very good working relations between the Ministry of Defense and our partners, between the police and our partners and these talks continue and there are still projects where the army cooperates with NATO member states “. Pressed on the issue, he said: “Listen, we are not in a position to prejudge now how things will turn out. I will tell you very honestly that it is also dangerous to prejudge and speculate. “Nevertheless, we are preparing and we have prepared for all possible events. “And what exactly we do in the context of this preparation, we prefer not to discuss in detail when it comes to things or the future, which of course we can not predict.”