There have been fears that the Russia-Ukraine war is widening and that Russia has its sights set on former Soviet republic Moldova.
Last week, a series of explosions were reported in different parts of Transnistria, a Russian-backed breakaway region in Moldova which borders Ukraine.
Blasts tore through the state security headquarters in Tiraspol on Monday and two explosions damaged Soviet-era radio masts on Tuesday in the village of Maiac in Grigoriopol district.
The attacks cause concerns that Russia is creating a pretext for invading the region.
Al Jazeera’s Neave Barker reports from Moldova’s capital Chisinau.
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#Moldova #MoldovaTensions #Transnistria
Endless UKRAINE F baby’s . Or endless DESTABILIZING instability obliterate etc.
REGIME’S change, thieves/PIRATES & DRUGS WARLORDS too.
What language are you trying to use?
@Big Mama irrelevant English simple.. or whatever its called
Apparently Transnistria have been independent and peaceful longer than Putin has been in power – 30 years. But for some reason they need Putin to attack Ukraine to liberate them.
They can’t take Odesa if they tried lmao it’s so fortified. Russia is so embarrassing sometimes.
Odessa will likely suffer the same fate as Mariupol. Kyiv is not strategically important to Russias military goals, unlike Mariupol and Odessa.
@boxerpop82 they can take kyiv they’re just not willing to..maybe weighed the cost and decided it would’ve been too costly , they’ll cut Ukraine in half I don’t think that’s good for Ukraine, I’m not cheering on anyone I’m a simple observer.
@Theon Matthews Because it was a logistics failiure because their leadership was too incompetent to engage in war on 3 fronts lmao
Recent Histroy is full of US & Europe’s invasion. Now, things are about to change .Thanks to the Russians & the mighty Chinese.
Moldovans do not want to join NATO! That guy is not speaking for Moldova. This seems something the USA is promoting – another piece of land where war is waged. That is the problem there – whom should you trust because you can’t trust the russians but you can’t trust the americans. And now there’s one more ellemnt not to trust: ukraine. Countries in eastern europe are crushed between enemies from all sides who pretend they are friends but are trichy.
..stay neutral and you’ll be safe.. don’t get poisoned by baseless propaganda..
Al Jazeera has become mostly pro-Western news.
Pridnestrovie went through war once, we wouldn’t wish that again ☮️
Putin thirst for more blood after Ukraine 🤔
The freeworld must stand united in the face of Putin’s tyranny. We must continue to do everything in our power to support Ukraine until Russia has been defeated.
The Lend Lease Act for Ukraine will allow them access to anything the U.S. has or produces just like in WW2 for the Allies. This changes everything for Ukraine. To bad for Russia.😂😂
Putin’s “Rape Joke” about Ukraine :-
President Vladimir Putin quoted Soviet-era punk-rock lyrics about rape and necrophilia to demonstrate what Russia wants from Ukraine.
“Tough it out, beautiful” about Ukraine’s alleged reluctance to comply ”
‘Like it or don’t like it, it’s your duty, my beauty.’
They must be fulfilled. It won’t work otherwise.” Putin said of the comments :-
‘Like it or not, my beauty, you have to put up with it’
The Whitehouse was asked : “The other day. Putin made what many Russian speakers interpreted as a rape joke directed at Ukraine. Given that diplomacy is all about talking, how does the administration view talk like this? ”
The joke rhymes in Russian :-“‘Like it or not, my beauty, you have to put up with it “.
@469!2782G 5690 Russia’s war record :-
1856 defeated by Britain and France
1905 defeated by Japan
1917 defeated by Germany
1920 defeated by Poland
1939 defeated by Finland
1969 defeated by China
1989 defeated by Afghanistan
2022 defeated by Ukraine
In WW2 it was Stalin’s NKVD that won the war : officers who wouldn’t advance were shot or sent to the Gulags. Tens of thousands went to the Gulags, including Solzhenitsyn
Russia’s only victories come from invading smaller countries :-
a) Hungary 1954
b) Czechoslovakia 1968
c) Georgia 2008
d) Crimea 2014
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Moldova should unite with Romania to escape a possible Russian invasion.
Moldova is older than Romania. As Moldova did born Romania didn’t even existed. The ottomans were there. We were part of the Russian Empire for a long time and the gypsies (romanians) took our country for some decades and then again with our Russian brothers till 1991. Learn history instead of hearing western be. Romania wants only more land but they discriminate us at the same time.
@Eduard Kondaruk i bet you live in transnistria
@Eduard Kondaruk “western” you mention the whole NATO because moldova is “not romanian”?? you are from transnistria
L+Ratio
@Eduard Kondaruk Oh come on Eduard! You spout the same old anti-Romanian rhetoric. It is getting rather boring.
@Eduard Kondaruk Because wallachia and Moldova left after bulgarian empire fell, they were kind of the same. They united after and have took territory they lost from the romans (not all of them) but romania always struggled to take moldova, the slavs (russians) took east stuff with the nazis too. They had a pact, and you litteraly copied the same text, i bet you are an russian or a communist
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NATO is American slavery.. Its created for American supremacy last forever.
Let EU keeps sending weapons to Ukraine it’s just a matter of time those weapons keep spending
We all know, Ukraine was goaded to open a second front.
No we don’t all know that.
@Antonios Karasulas no you don’t know anything
Russian speaking Transnistria may not be the biggest problem for Moldova. Because Transnistria is already defacto independent. There is an autonomous territory in south Moldova called Gagauzia. Its inhabited by Gaugaz people a Turkic speaking community. Their territory is under Moldovan govt control albeit with autonomy. If Moldova tries to reunite with Romania then Gagauzia might try to declare independence.
What happened to multiple ethnic society
Everyone needs education family employment and a home why does what religion food or music decide the fate of humanity
That’s so true, and a big reason why Moldova can’t join Romania is because in Romania there’s absolutely no autonomy granted to non-romanian minorities, with the Szekly people being the clearest example of minority struggles. Moldova has a lot of non-Romanian minorities, namely Ukrainians, Bulgarians (left over from the Bulgarian empires), Russians (who moved into the cities while under Russian rule) and the aformentioned Gagauz; Some of these minorities also live in Ukrainian Bessarabia just south. As such they are opposed to a reunification, and this resentment was used by Russia to try and maintain it in its sphere of influence by supporting separatists to put pressure on Moldova, as well as making the west doubt incorporating Moldova lest they risk war with Russia.
Transnistria was never independent. Us Moldovans gave them a fake independece so that they could shut up.
@OPHELIAIAIAJAJAIAIAI because of people like this, Transnistria exist 👏👏👏
its more likely that ukraine will attack moldova than russia
Actually Ukraine cannot risk to show itself as an invader, Ukraine will wait for Moldova to ask for help.
Little boys need purpose to be pawns for seniors
It’s like no1 believes Russia just know Ukraine is making da most out of it. Why would Russia attack its people it’s not America
WHAT ARE THE POSSIBILITIES
IT WAS SOMEONE ELSE
Qatar on the Fence again….why do the Americans not leave? Waste of time and money..
Exactly
even a dumb person will see ukraine is responsible of the bombing to divert the war, there`s zero motive to drag moldova in this war
Save Ukraine and Europe from the Depraved Despot Putin.
more stingers and javelins for ukraine at least 10000 of each.
Nonsense! Empire of lies propaganda
Weldone russia distroy the american broker country
Uh Oh !
Putin’s army is losing grounds anyway.
Maybe nato best send some support to Moldova before it escalates to another pointless war.
Sending nato will escalate war.
@NoobMaster69 not nato directly. I mean support as in heavy equipment ready ..just in case .. defensive weapons etc .
Maldova asking for trouble from Russia. Treat refugees as refugees,don’t get carried away guys. Uncle Putin is watching you.
Mysterious attacks lol. It was Ukrainians doing it to expand US/NATO war of course, why would Russian attack pro Russian area? MSM lies as usual.
Pootin threatens the World as well as his neighbor, Death can not come fast enough for Pootin.
The silly Putin supporters what is their benefit at war other than more isolated, pressure more poverty 💫🇺🇦
Russia is in all-out land grabbing mode. Hail Greater Russia!
15.000 Russian soldiers have become 🌻seeds. 9th May will be funeral procession.
Russian soldier phone conversations say 25,900
Its close to 25000 :)) and counting …
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Ukraine wants that Russian altillery there which can last for a decade of war if captured.
It is time for NATO to actually close the skies.
Good lack Russia
Putin lovers go to Russia and live there happily with Putin and leave the rest of the world alone. Russia is the biggest country in this planet earth 🌏 why you want more lands from other countries? To polluted this planet?
There is no reason why Russia won’t take Transnistria in accordance to The Heartland Theory.
When China observes that there are no repercussions to Russian aggression they too will invade Taiwan at some point this decade.
This is repetition of history, instead of the useless League of Nations failing to prevent war, we have the useless United Nations failing to prevent war.
Russia is annexing South Osettia from Georgia while Russia’s war to Annex territories in Ukraine is happening. The crisis in Moldova’s Transistria is Russia’s pretext to launch an invasion to annex territories in Moldova as well. Moldova must rush to join NATO along with Sweden and Finland to protect themselves from a Russian invasion.
Asian countries don’t want any war, for now we will sit back and watch.
No, Russia will not attack on Maldova, invation will not happen on Maldova,
@V. G. Sorry, i don’t know thease all, So i think that’s why Putin aggression on Maldova
@Krishna B let’s hope not
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No need for him to attack Modova……….so the video is claiming putin attacked a PRO Russia area loyal to him hmmmmmmm that dsnt make sense attack your supporters
Moldavië need to think twis to be in propaganda war look the good of your litel Nation be neutrale to save your country….
What’s a bit cynical, public opinion before (2015) showed little empathie for Ukraine nor Moldova, they were seen in the West as ‘that ex-Soviet mainland’… now that changed drastically, better jump on the occasion before the war is over and feeling go back to normal… same for Finland and Sweden joining Nato…
Public opinion where exactly?
@Chimarlo From the Western Countries of Europe. They were considered to be a competition for local workers. Lots of migrant workers, now this situation seems to stabilise and as the European Union grows stronger and larger we see advantages in the idea of one big country where you pay with one currency. I wish the whole world could be in a kind of Worldwide Union… UN should be a more democratic organisation that keeps warring countries in check…
This is Only escalating, idk how these European country’s Are not Freaking out, WW3 is about to break out and it’s going to be fought in your backyards…..
Putin must think we are as stupid as him. We know what he is up to.
I HOPE PUTIN TAKES MOLDOVA BUT BEFORE THAT SLAM A HUNDRED KALIBERS ON MAIDAN AND TAKE ZELENESKY OUT.
Am very sure NATO and especialy US can attack so that everything is done for the world war to begin …some one was behind it
Just change Moldova’s name back to Moldavia and all will be well. 😂
Watching Russian disinformation and false flags play out in real time.
@Djinghis Khan
Because Russia did it before with Ukraine, Afghanistan, Poland, etc…
@Lucas Lombardo proof
UKRAINE MUST BE CRUSHED AND REDUCED TO A MASSIVE MOUNTAIN OF RUBBLES.BURNING FIRE AND DEMONIC SMELL OF BURNING HUMAN CORPSES.THIS WILL BE ENTERTAING TV SHOW FOR THE WEST.
Stop being dependent on Russia….
Stop trading with Russia period.
Did al-Jazeera ever investigate the NATO bomb that took down the Russian plane leaving Egypt ? Or the suicide bomber hired by Prince greaser-monkey Bandar to blow up the train station in Volgograd Dec.29 2013 ? You should stand up for Russian people because the future will favor them , they are tired of being backstabbed by Israel and USA .
The east of Ukraine is a different fight. It requires much heaver tanks, artillery, missiles. So far the Javelins, Nlaw, Stinger, AT4 has been instrumental in stopping the Russian army from taking Kiyv. More heavy weapons need to be transferred from German, French, British and Eastern Europe countries to not only hold a defensive line but go on the offence. Offensive action is the best defence. This is not Vietnam where US was fighting a limited war. The Russian war in Ukraine is now a full offensive war in Ukraine. Ukraine need the help of the entire world including those countries that have thus far stayed neutral. We are seeing unprecedented human suffering that has not been witnessed since WWII which I hoped to not see in my life time. This is a fight for the freedom of not just of a nation but the very foundation and ideals of democracy that made the world prosper at an unprecedented level and that this world has enjoyed for more than 50 years. The fall of Ukraine will be the fall of civilization as we know it and will set the world back 50 years. When our children look back 50 years from now they will say we safe guarded their safety and prosperity by decisive action and by a unity of the world that is seldom seen today in the 20th century. It is not just a fight of US, Europe, Australia, Canada but it is truly a fight that will bring the family of the human race together to stop tyranny and raise the flag that all nations and peoples stand united as one against tyranny and oppression. I wish to thank all those past, present and future who gave their lives for us in armed forces with deep gratitude.
@Djinghis Khan Drawing a conclusion from something he never said, typical.
Before this war is over we have to take care of those trojan horse enclaves like transnistria and kaliningrad. If they are so ultra russians they should gtfo back to Russia where there is plenty of uninhabited land.
Moldova, shouldn’t you be helping Ukraine fight? Putin will be on your doorstep soon…
Transnistria have stated they don’t want to get involved, doing so would threaten the status quo.
Russian-occupied Transnistria don’t want to get involved? Then leave Moldovia and stop occupying parts of Moldova.
Moldova should just take control over their land before it does not exist anymore when Russia takes control of everything. Its just dumb waiting and hopping for something good to happen, cant people of Moldova not see that nothing good is coming and it’s time to push back.
Putin is turning into Adolf Hitler. Perhaps not gassing Jews in the internment camps, but still recklessly killing civilians. And “fears” of the war spreading? Sounds like WW3 is becoming upon us.
“Fears of a Russian invasion”
The Russians have been struggling in Ukraine for more than two months, I’m doubtful they’ll try to take Transistraia
On this episode of countries you’ve never heard of….
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Instability is US’s cash cow.
Hateful war propaganda. A conflict breaking out in Transnistria would only be a problem for Russia, which would be unable to respond.
Russia is the next superpower
A superpower with the economy of Texas 😂
What they should do is sign a mutual defense pact with Romania; it would put them under Romanian protection, and Romania is a part of NATO and the EU, which means that any attack on Moldova would mean war with Romania, and by extension, NATO.
Unfortunately no, it doesn’t work like that lol.
>”Moldovan officials believe Russia staged the attack”
Ummmmm….no? Literally what is the source of this? The Moldovan government has not said that. Is Al Jazeera is spreading fake news?
Romania should help to Moldova in potential war
After 19 years since the beginning of the invasion of Iraq, has the West forgotten this war?
The Iraq war is said to have resulted in 1 million deaths the difference is russia have weapons of mass destruction
A message to the future generations never make russia feel threatened
the difference between “looking dangerous” and “being dangerous”.Russia
describes military doctrine as defensive military doctrine. With regard
to nuclear weapons specifically, Russia reserves the right to use
nuclear weapons: in response to the use of nuclear and other types of
weapons of mass destruction against it or its allies,in case of
aggression against Russia with the use of conventional weapons when the
very existence of the state is threatened
As of 2022, the Federation of American Scientists estimates that Russia possesses 5,977 nuclear weapons, while the United States has 5,428; Russia and the U.S. each have about 1,600 active deployed strategic nuclear warheads.
Russia has the most nuclear weapons of any country, at 6,257. Of these, 1,458 are active, meaning they are already deployed, 3,039 are available (can be deployed if needed) and 1,760 are retired (out of use and awaiting dismantlement
How do Russian nuclear weapons compare to the rest of the world?
Russia – 6,257
America 5,550
UK – 225
France – 290
China – 350
Israel – 90
Pakistan – 165
India – 156
North Korea – 40
When you tell the truth it’s always gonna be controversial.
sar Bomba, (Russian: “King of Bombs”) , byname of RDS-220, also called Big Ivan, Soviet thermonuclear bomb that was detonated in a test over Novaya Zemlya island in the Arctic Ocean on October 30, 1961. The largest nuclear weapon ever set off, it produced the most powerful human-made explosion ever recorded.
Russia’s Tsar bomba: World’s most powerful nuclear weapon of mass destruction. The Tsar bomba exploded about 4 km above the ground and reportedly produced a mushroom cloud 60 km high
Independent freelance EU reporters investigating of EU mercenary training sites in Poland.
reporter Said that Canadien and US army is training 2500-3000 Polish and EU mercenaries at Bemowo Piskie in Poland. There is also American special forces training of EU mercenaries at a place called Miroslawiec in Poland.
Reporter meet a Instructor from Canadien army from Alberta- spoke in polish and Ukrainian, he boasted that they will have their volunteer force ready for deployment in Western and South Ukraine’s very soon. With him was a ex-Polish army vet -called as a unit leader. After few, few drinks polish ex-vet said they intend to take back what’s was lost to russkies . They sounded very credible.
Net of this was that Poland with US help was training over 11,000 Ukrainian volunteer force to be deployed in Western Ukraine to free up Ukrainian marine to flight in the east and south.
With others talking in code language said that Poland has an agreement with Biden that if Russia does annex Eastern and south Ukraine’s they want the Polish parts back from Ukraine and unite with the polish state.
Will Hungary and Rumania follow Poland ?
Freelance reporters sold their articles and report to a Dutch news – never saw the light of day. They were told Dutch paper needed to validate the finding before going forward. In their business means its dead.
Why is Canada involved so deeply ? Canadian public has not been told anything -why? Ms Freeland has that much grip on Canadian gvtments actions?
The war is a mess,but men love to learn the hard way,how long shall we mourn?
1997 lines will be redrawn unless Putin is stopped….mark my words ♻️🌐🪄🥶
Rise up Moldovans , overthrow your corrupt , decadent leadership and join the glorious Russian army advancing magnificently on Odessa, Hurrah
Romanian is Slavic Latin, cool language
Putin is becoming more and more dangerous day by day. Millions of people are suffering because his crazy, neo-imperialistic ambitions.
The STALIN/HITLER wanna be Putin set up this make believe place, & it should be crushed between Ukraine & Moldova NOW! ALL THOSE who wanna live under that fascist state led by that two-bit dictator Putin can get on a boat, in a car or bus, or just walk to the closes entry point to that cesspool Russia, & live under Putin! But NOT in that made up STALIN/HITLER Putin enclave, which he already has his agents & provocateur’s blowing up things in!! The guy’s a tin-pot hood, or rather THUG, & MUST be set to the great beyond by some decent Russian or by some “accident” ASAP!
In romania there are many politicians who declare that they are patriots especialy becose many of them if not all are also informants for spying services.for example the former persident traian basescu&co has actulay tryed to get the moldavian citizenship so in case that the russians will unite Moldova with Russia ,those romanians patriots or romans patriots in front with traian basescu &co they can all go in the front lines and fight against the Russian army.
Make it easy on your self.
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Well this is what happens when you ship unregulated weapons in ukraine. Continue sending them and they will end up everywhere.
Didn’t work in Belarus won’t work here
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PUTLER HUILO. SLAVA UKRAINE.
0:19 see that boy in the background with the spider man shirt? My nephew got the same shirt. World needs to understand we are all together in this war against Russia!
is a Chevrolet Monza on the cover of the video?
My friend, Republic of Moldova is Romania. Russians during the WW2 moved a lot of romanian people killing the males and bringing russians soldiers to mix up and change their history. Moldova hasnt a language of their own. They’re speaking Romanian / Russian. Not moldavian. there are more than 40% which actually want to join romania. Basarabia este Romania!
Also, Moldova was loyal to Russia for a really short period of time if you look into history. DYOR better
You two didn’t learn history at all. Moldova is older than Romania. Their land was actually occupied by the Ottoman Empire( this means it didn’t exist). We were part of the Russian Empire for a long time, the Romanians took our country for some decades and then we got back with our Russian brothers till 1991. Romanians want only a bigger land. We don’t give them anything
My Romanian friend watches Romanian TV every night and this morning she said “Russia took Moldova.” I’m wondering if she is right then where is the news coverage? Is it a done deal, and I know the difference between Russian Moldova and the Romanian one. But Romanians may see Transnistria as part and parcel of their country and don’t recognize separation groups. We Americans had separatists in the 1860s but we dealt with them. Wonder if the new age logic will allow separations again in USA?
Putting Vlad the Insurger needs a win the Russians will be looking at Moldova 🇲🇩 because you are easy meat 🍖. So I take it there be no entrance from you to the Euro Song Contest because you won’t exist , you will be a Russian Provenance. I am afraid that’s what you get feeding the Bear. Get On Bored with Romania 🇷🇴 ASAP.
Rip Moldova
An eye for an eye I’ll say.
Not enough Russian troops in Transhole to do anything.
God bless Moldova 🇲🇩 and Ukraine 🇺🇦
Russia will be completely punished for everything !!!