On February 28, a congress of so-called "deputies" is to be held in unrecognized Transnistria, which will appeal to Russia for the annexation of the region. This was stated by Transnistrian opposition leader Gennady Chorba.
What is happening in Transnistria
Chorba noted that the meeting will occur a day before Russian President Vladimir Putin's address to the Federal Assembly.
He does not rule out that the directive to organise the congress was given from Moscow.
Chorba assumes that within the framework of the congress of the so-called "deputies" of all levels of Transnistria, an appeal will be made for the region's accession to the Russian Federation, and the next day, February 29, Putin will announce this to the Federal Assembly, which will decide on the continuation of the request.
The politician believes that the rally in Tiraspol and the recently organised protest against the so-called economic pressure from the Republic of Moldova are intended to show that the people of Transnistria oppose Chisinau.
Hence, the recent statement of Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov that Moscow will not allow its citizens to suffer in Transnistria.
Gennady Chorba
Chorba called on the so-called "deputies" of the region to prevent the adoption of this decision, which would give Putin "a legal pretext for striking the territory of the Republic of Moldova, including Transnistria, under any pretext."
On February 19, the leader of the Tiraspol separatists, Volodymyr Krasnoselsky, announced the summons of the so-called "deputies" of all levels in connection with alleged economic pressure from Chisinau.
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The ex-head of Moldova's intelligence, Yuriy Brichaeg, believes that all issues and all situations that need to be resolved on this patch of territory should be determined by law enforcement or constitutional bodies of the Republic of Moldova.
Unfortunately, there is still no official position of Chisinau on how exactly all this should happen, but there is an understanding that the territory of the unrecognized PMR should be demilitarized, disarmed, and the current government of Moldova should gain full control over this territory, Brichaeg notes.
