Lavrov compares Moldova with Ukraine - concerns about the next war front are increasing. Pro-Russian rulers of Transnistria in Moldova asked Russia for “protection” in a resolution.
A congress of the internationally unrecognized separatist region that borders Ukraine voted in favor of such a request on Wednesday (February 28, 2024) The region's supreme leader accused the country of "genocide" against residents of TransNistria. The region wants to turn to the Russian Federation Council and the State Duma “with a request for the implementation of measures to protect Transnistsria”