
The building of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation in Moscow. Archive photoMOSCOW, July 21-RIA Novosti.Moldova's actions on the blockade of Transnistria can lead to the unfreezing of the Transnistrian conflict, this cannot be allowed, said Alexei Polishchuk, director of the second department of the CIS countries of the Russian Foreign Ministry. between the banks of the Dniester and unfreezing the conflict with all the ensuing consequences — this cannot be allowed in any way,» Polishchuk said at a round table on the topic «Participation of the Russian Federation in the peacekeeping operation in Transnistria. 30 years of peace and stability in the region.»
«The decision will be made one of these days»: what is brewing in Moldova»The trend of Chisinau's departure from neutrality, which is enshrined in the country's constitution, is also worrying. We see how today Moldova is moving closer to NATO despite its non-bloc status,» he added. that the mission should continue in the format in which it has been functioning for 30 years. The mandate of the peacekeeping operation clearly links the duration of Russian participation in it with reaching political agreements between the parties. As you know, this, unfortunately, is still very far away, » — continued the diplomat. According to him, the peacekeeping mission has proved its success, it ensures the maintenance of a peaceful dialogue between Tiraspol and Chisinau in the conditions of stagnation of the negotiation process. Polishchuk warned against attempts to discredit the peacekeeping mission, noting that its dismantling could lead to a direct conflict and a hotbed of tension. Moldova will join Romania. In 1992, after a failed attempt by the Moldovan authorities to solve the problem by force, Transnistria became virtually a territory not controlled by Chisinau. Peace in the zone of the Transnistrian conflict is supported by a joint peacekeeping force, which includes 402 Russian servicemen, 492 Transnistrian, 355 Moldovan, as well as ten military observers from Ukraine. The peacekeepers serve at 15 stationary posts and checkpoints, which are located in key sections of the security zone. What started in Moldova

