Moscow “probably” behind “attempts to destabilize” Moldova, according to Paris. Pro-Russian separatists in the Transnistria region asked for help from Russia on Wednesday in the face of "increased pressure" Paris suspects the Kremlin of extending its tentacles beyond Ukraine.

The authorities of Transnistsria asked Russia for “protective measures” in theFace of “increased Pressure” that they say Moldova is exerting, against a backdrop of tensions.