Like any jackal, denied a portion of the main meal, they will settle for
any scraps they can get ,,, And they do it all to charitably protect
"oppressed Russian speakers" [Same excuse they used in Ukraine, same as
they used in Georgia, same as in Chechnya]
Not very original but easy and effective !

And it must be an ironic coincidence I'm sure, but the same excuse
Hitler used demanding and receiving Czechoslovakia [protecting oppressed
German speakers] that gave us "peace for our time !"

But lets pretend that putin doesn't know any history and he thought of
this tactic all by himself !

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Moldova's foreign ministry expresses 'deep concern' after Russian
military chief outlines plans to seize Ukraine's entire south coast
creating a land corridor to former Soviet state - as he hints at need to
protect 'oppressed' Russian speakers

Putin wants to control entire south Ukraine and Donbas to emulate
Catherine the Great, key commander said
That means taking not just Mariupol but coastal cities Mykolaiv and
Odessa - cutting Ukraine off sea access
Russia claims it struck 58 military targets last night as it
continues its brutal assault on eastern Donbas region
The staggering Red Army death toll could now be as high as 30,000,
the Kremlin fears as Putin is told figure

Moldova's foreign ministry last night said it had summoned the Russian
ambassador to express 'deep concern' over comments by a top Kremlin
military chief who hinted at future military action in the former Soviet
state.

In a statement which has raised concerns in Chișinău, deputy commander
of Russia's central military district, Rustam Minnekayev, said Russia
planned to forge a corridor between Crimea, the Black Sea peninsula
which Russia annexed in 2014, and the Donbas in eastern Ukraine.

He also hinted Russia's forces could move further west into Transnistria
- internationally recognised as part of Moldova - in order to protect
'oppressed' Russia speakers.

But last night Moldova said the statements were 'unfounded' and that the
country remained a 'neutral state'.

'These statements are unfounded and contradict the position of the
Russian Federation supporting the sovereignty and territorial integrity
of the republic of Moldova,' said Moldova's Foreign Ministry on its website.

'During the meeting, it was reiterated that the republic of Moldova ...
is a neutral state and this principle must be respected by all
international actors, including the Russian Federation.'

The suggestion by a senior Russian official that Moscow needs to defend
supporters in a nearby country is a chilling echo of its previous
justification for invading Ukraine.

It would mean an extended war to the west of annexed Crimea, where
Putin's sea power is diminished after the sinking of the Moskva.

Russian forces already occupy most of the territory there and, as
Western officials have conceded, they are in a position to achieve their
military objectives. Moldova, one of Europe's poorest states, was part
of the Soviet Union but a war broke out between Moldovan forces and
Russian-backed separatists in the Transnistria area in 1992. A
ceasefire was agreed but the conflict remains unresolved.

Transnistria, which borders Ukraine, is recognised internationally as
part of Moldova but is effectively controlled by Russia, which has given
citizenship to separatists. An estimated 1,300 Russian troops are
stationed in the enclave.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10745279/Russia-Ukraine-war-Moldovas-foreign-ministry-expresses-deep-concern-invasion-plan.html

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