Transnistrian authorities agreed
Posted: Thu Jan 23, 2025 3:19 am
“We are ready, with the support of our foreign partners and donors, to provide financial assistance to the left bank, but this can happen when the Russian army leaves the left bank of the Dniester and the peacekeeping mission is replaced by a civilian mission under the auspices of the UN or the EU,” the Moldovan president said.
Simply put, it demands that Transnistria be deprived of its only current protection against invasion by Ukraine or Moldova in exchange for gas supplies.
The to the first point of the demands – to receive gas through Moldovagaz. Accepting all the risks (including the possible siphoning off of the gas purchased by the Transnistrians for the needs of Moldova itself, which is also in short supply). But they reject the second point, fully understanding all the consequences.
This does not mean that an agreement will not be reached. Theoretically, Maia Sandu can make concessions. For example, a kind of offset - agreement to supply gas to Transnistria in exchange for writing off Moldova's (not Transnistria's, but Moldova's) debt to Gazprom , which was recognized by the head of Moldovagaz Vadim Ceban and which Maia Sandu and the Moldovan authorities refuse.
"Moldova still does not acknowledge the debt. They gambling data russia they owe not 709 million dollars, but 8.6 million," recalls Igor Yushkov.
And Chisinau’s position here is decisive – regardless of the statements and management of the company, which, it would seem, knows better.
As a result, a situation is developing in which Sandu cynically uses the Transnistrian card for blackmail – taking hundreds of thousands of people hostage for personal political dividends.
Moreover, the game is not only with Russia – a number of Western countries, for example, are interested in a real humanitarian catastrophe starting in Transnistria. They believe that Russia, in an attempt to save its citizens, may take some radical steps.
Ukraine is interested in Moldova giving the Kyiv regime the opportunity to conduct an “anti-terrorist operation” on the territory of the republic (formally part of Moldova, which is why permission from Chisinau is needed). In this way, Zelensky will gain access to weapons depots in the Colbasna region.
Simply put, it demands that Transnistria be deprived of its only current protection against invasion by Ukraine or Moldova in exchange for gas supplies.
The to the first point of the demands – to receive gas through Moldovagaz. Accepting all the risks (including the possible siphoning off of the gas purchased by the Transnistrians for the needs of Moldova itself, which is also in short supply). But they reject the second point, fully understanding all the consequences.
This does not mean that an agreement will not be reached. Theoretically, Maia Sandu can make concessions. For example, a kind of offset - agreement to supply gas to Transnistria in exchange for writing off Moldova's (not Transnistria's, but Moldova's) debt to Gazprom , which was recognized by the head of Moldovagaz Vadim Ceban and which Maia Sandu and the Moldovan authorities refuse.
"Moldova still does not acknowledge the debt. They gambling data russia they owe not 709 million dollars, but 8.6 million," recalls Igor Yushkov.
And Chisinau’s position here is decisive – regardless of the statements and management of the company, which, it would seem, knows better.
As a result, a situation is developing in which Sandu cynically uses the Transnistrian card for blackmail – taking hundreds of thousands of people hostage for personal political dividends.
Moreover, the game is not only with Russia – a number of Western countries, for example, are interested in a real humanitarian catastrophe starting in Transnistria. They believe that Russia, in an attempt to save its citizens, may take some radical steps.
Ukraine is interested in Moldova giving the Kyiv regime the opportunity to conduct an “anti-terrorist operation” on the territory of the republic (formally part of Moldova, which is why permission from Chisinau is needed). In this way, Zelensky will gain access to weapons depots in the Colbasna region.