The European Union will “substantially increase” its military support for Moldova, European Council President Charles Michel announced on Wednesday, following attacks in a pro-Russian separatist region of this country that is in border of Ukraine raising fears of destabilization.
This year we plan to significantly increase our support to Moldova by delivering additional military equipment to its armed forces.Michel said at a joint press conference in Chisinau, the country’s capital, with Moldovan President Maïa Sandu, a pro-Western.
L ‘EU stands in full solidarity with your country, Moldova. It is our duty in Europe to help and support your country and increase our support for your stability, security and territorial integrity.He added.
We will continue to deepen our cooperation with you to bring your country even closerEUhe continued.
Moldova, a small ex-Soviet republic with 2.5 million inhabitants landlocked between Ukraine and Romania, fears being destabilized by the war ravaging neighboring Ukraine after the invasion of Russian troops in the end of February.
Adding to those concerns, a series of explosions last week shook Transnistria, a Moscow -backed region that seceded from Moldova after a brief war in 1992.
Russia said this, which has about 1,500 troops assigned to Transnistria In the Army through them terrorist activities and said he was monitoring the situation closely.
While some fear provocations as May 9 approaches, the day when Moscow and its allies celebrate victory against the Nazis through a parade of soldiers, Ms. Sandu to be reassured.
We see no imminent danger […]but we have plans to deal with such pessimistic situationshe said on Wednesday.
Regarding the incidents in Transnistria, the Moldovan President said the clues point to responsibility forces for war.
For their part, the Transnistrian authorities, which are not recognized as a state of the international community, have pointed a finger of accusation in the direction of Ukraine.
Source: Radio-Canada
