Moldova accuses Russia of secretly preparing a military exercise in Transnistria
The Moldovan delegation to the Joint Control Commission (JCC) is expressing concern about the preparations for another military exercise in the unrecognized Transnistria (a.k.a. the Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic, which is not recognized by the United Nations) with the participation of the Russian military peacekeepers, as stated in the bulletin issued by the Bureau of Reintegration under the government of Moldova.
"A significant number of military vehicles and special military equipment was sighted not far from Ternovka in the Slobozia district (the Transnistrian Region). JCC’s military observers were obstructed by representatives of the command of the peacekeeping forces in Tiraspol (the capital of Transnistria). During the work of military observers, Russian and Transnistrian soldiers rapidly removed military equipment and blocked observers’ access to the area where military exercise would be held", the report said.
It was also emphasized in the bulletin that the military exercise involving soldiers of the Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic and Russian peacekeepers grossly violated the charter of the peacekeeping mission.
The Joint Control Commission called these actions provocative and capable of destabilizing the situation in the Region.