TIRASPOL, Jun 5Igor Shornikov, director of the Tiraspol Institute for Socio-Political Studies and Regional Development, in an interview with RIA Novosti noted that Romanian ambitions towards Moldova are fraught with a new armed confrontation on the Dniester. to carry out the accession of Moldova to Romania as soon as possible.» «It is obvious that Romania is trying to maintain in the mass consciousness its historical «rights» to Moldova. The call of former parliamentarians for «unira» is not the first and not the last action of this kind. for himself an information field that could be noticeable for Europe,» Shornikov said. In his opinion, in Chisinau, the demarche of the ex-deputies was safely lost among other news. Until it is too late, Moldovans should not feel threatened by their statehood, he believes. in its defense by the population with weapons in their hands. Pridnestrovians still do not think of themselves within the framework of the Romanian-speaking space. Therefore, Romanian ambitions towards Moldova are fraught with a new armed confrontation on the Dniester,» the Pridnestrovian expert believes.
June 3, 15:02 Expert: Moldova needs to use diplomacy to resolve conflictsHe believes that until Transnistria is a recognized independent state, the issue of Moldova's accession to Romania will be most tightly linked to security issues on the Dniester. «In Bucharest, it seems to us, they are well aware of this. Romania is now not ready for direct contact with the Russian army, therefore, as long as Russian peacekeepers remain on the Dniester, the likelihood of «uniri» is minimal,» the agency's interlocutor noted. ambitions for Moldova and the Ukrainian lands. They were, are and will remain. Bucharest is closely watching the Ukrainian crisis, and there is no doubt that in the event of a change in the regional situation, the Romanians will be ready for active action,» Shornikov believes. Transnistria, 60% of the inhabitants which consists of Russians and Ukrainians, sought secession from Moldova even before the collapse of the USSR, fearing that, on the wave of nationalism, Moldova would join Romania. In 1992, after a failed attempt by the Moldovan authorities to solve the problem by force, Pridnestrovie became a territory that was actually not controlled by Chisinau. The operational group of Russian troops (OGRF) located in the unrecognized PMR is the successor to the 14th combined arms army, which after the collapse of the USSR was transferred under the jurisdiction of Russia. Its main tasks are the peacekeeping mission and the protection of ammunition depots.
