Tusk, 'tensions in Transnistria dangerous for the region' - Breaking news. Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said this after pro-Russian separatists asked Moscow for help to defend themselves from "pressure" from Moldova.

"The threat of a Russian intervention, or at least a provocation, is permanent. This does not surprise me. But it shows how dangerous the situation is, and not only for Ukraine", said the Polish leader in response to a question on the TransnISTrian separatists' request for get "protection" fromMoscow.