Posted on 05/02/2022 6:13:42 PM PDT by NoLibZone
Russia will attempt to open up a new front against Ukraine from Moldova, according to Ukrainian military sources.
One said there were a “number of indicators” pointing to an attack in the near future on the former Soviet state, which has only 3,250 soldiers in its army. A successful takeover would lead to Russian troops moving into the Black Sea port of Odesa, in Ukraine, from the west.
“We believe the Kremlin has already taken the decision to attack Moldova. The fate of Moldova is very crucial. If the Russians start to take control, we will, militarily, be an easier target and the threat to Ukraine will be existential,” said the source.
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We should have considered that possibility before starting this war.
Send in Nancy Pelosi!
He only wants to demilitarize and deNazify Moldova , a hotbed of NeoNazis.
Nazi is playing the piano with Saint Zel - and hers is bigger than his...
Nanzi is playing the piano with Saint Zel - and hers is bigger than his...
Hmmmm….I’d think they would have thought to take Moldova first. Would have made more sense.
Isn’t it nice that Russia has decided it can just use its military and attack to get whatever it wants.
Unless the Russians commit what remains of their airborne divisions and transport aircraft to fly over Ukrainian territory the only other way to get troops there (more than the 3,000 +/- already there) is to land on the Ukrainian sea coast and fight overland, or push through from Kherson, where the Uke’s are holding them back.
Yep Nazis and Soros once petted a dog there.
Another ploy by NATO to start WW3.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moldova#Economy
It seems like the main industries are wine and agriculture. That’s about it, so what would they want with the place?
My strong suspicion is that Ukraine will be moving into Transnistria to occupy it. Anybody want to bet?
Russia can’t even take Kiev. How is it going to take Moldova.
I’ll take meglomaniacs for $500 Alex.
“We’re ‘Putin’ the band back together!”
Define “we.”
Russia already occupies a strip of Moldova (“Transnistria”) between the dNeister river and the Ukrainian border. They would have far less trouble usurping the whole country than they have had with Ukraine.
Well, Russian troops are already there.
Yes, for MANY years.
If I remember my history right, Moldova was a part of Romania that was annexed by the USSR. Like eastern Poland, the USSR got to keep what it annexed in the pact with Hitler after WWII. After the fall of the USSR, Moldova became independent. A part of Moldova, Transdneistria, has declared independence with blessings from Moscow. Sound familiar?
Don’t know if Putin is trying to recreate the USSR back together again, or trying to rebuild the old Russian empire. I realize it’s not our circus and not our monkeys, but none of this looks like good news, especially with the current “leader of the free world”.
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