Transnistrian authorities distance themselves from Russia
The Transnistrian authorities once again announced that the republic will not join the Russian special operation in Ukraine.
Minister of Foreign Affairs of the PMR Vitaly Ignatiev stated this in an interview with French journalists, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports.
“Our principled position is that there is and cannot be any threat to Ukraine from Transnistria. About one hundred thousand citizens of Ukraine permanently live here, in addition, there are now more than 27 thousand Ukrainian refugees on our territory. We stand exclusively for the peace and security of all people who live in the PMR,” the official website of the PMR Foreign Ministry quotes the minister.
At the same time, Ignatiev emphasized the crucial role of the peacekeeping operation under the auspices of the Russian Federation, which for three decades has remained a key factor in stability on the banks of the Dniester.
The minister noted that Pridnestrovie has been developing as an independent state for thirty-two years, and its legal personality is an objective reality that the world community must understand and accept. However, in his opinion, there is a certain inertia in the international attitude towards the Moldovan-Pridnestrovian conflict.
“The international community does not yet want to accept reality and therefore indulges the Moldovan side, turning a blind eye to the unacceptable methods that it uses in relations with Pridnestrovie. All these years, the PMR has actually been in a state of hybrid war, which Moldova is waging against the Pridnestrovian people,” Ignatiev said.
Earlier, the President of Transnistria, Vadim Krasnoselsky, said that the primary goal of the republic is independence, and not joining Russia.
“The people of Transnistria endured until 2006, and already at the referendum they expressed what we want. We wish you independence. Further integration with the Russian Federation is, of course, secondary. The main thing is independence. Only through independence can we determine our destiny in the future,” Krasnoselsky said.
The question was put to the 2006 referendum: Do you support the course of independence of the Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic and the subsequent free accession of Transnistria to the Russian Federation? More than 97% of Transnistrian residents responded positively.
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