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riversedge

(75,964 posts)
Mon Jun 2, 2025, 05:52 PM Jun 2

Russians are no longer welcome in Moldova 🙄 Two hundred Russian passengers were denied entry.

Well--they have war criminal Putin to blame for not being welcome.





Russians are no longer welcome in Moldova 🙄

Two hundred Russian passengers were denied entry.





Victoria
@victoriaslog
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Russians are no longer welcome in Moldova 🙄

Two hundred Russian passengers were denied entry.
Karim
@Trapeziste75
Arrogant people who think they are home everywhere. Send them back to their country, Moladavie doesn’t want them anymore and that’s a good thing. Congratulations to Maia Sandu for making this courageous decision. Congratulations to all Moldovans 🇲🇩🇪🇺









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Russians are no longer welcome in Moldova 🙄 Two hundred Russian passengers were denied entry. (Original Post) riversedge Jun 2 OP
Ukraine war: The Moldovan enclave surrounded by pro-Russian forces riversedge Jun 2 #1
Transnistria isn't currently accessible to russia. Crunchy Frog Jun 2 #6
There are Russian troops based in Moldova already. Igel Jun 2 #16
Not that many, and they have no way bringing new ones in Crunchy Frog Jun 2 #17
Oh shit.... Lovie777 Jun 2 #2
Russia currently has no means to access them Crunchy Frog Jun 2 #7
I'm seeing no news on this TheProle Jun 2 #3
Spies Hornedfrog2000 Jun 2 #9
Link? TheProle Jun 2 #11
Unfortunately Hornedfrog2000 Jun 2 #14
Got it. You're stating opinion as fact TheProle Jun 2 #18
If you let Russians move in, prepare for war (for not making Russian the default language) Nictuku Jun 2 #4
Any russians coming into Moldova at this point in time Crunchy Frog Jun 2 #5
Exactly. TomSlick Jun 2 #10
Honestly, wish the same would happen to us... OneGrassRoot Jun 2 #8
I don't know why EndlessWire Jun 2 #15
She seems nice. ToxMarz Jun 2 #12
Good orangecrush Jun 2 #13

riversedge

(75,964 posts)
1. Ukraine war: The Moldovan enclave surrounded by pro-Russian forces
Mon Jun 2, 2025, 06:08 PM
Jun 2

Just looking to learn a bit about Moldova




Ukraine war: The Moldovan enclave surrounded by pro-Russian forces
https://search.yahoo.com/yhs/search?hspart=mnet&hsimp=yhs-001&type=type9043493-spa-796-84469&param1=796&param2=84469&p=Moldova+Russia+news


4 March 2023
Lucy Williamson


The ferry that transports people across from Molovata Noua to the rest of Moldova - the only link the enclave has with the rest of the country

A short drive from Ukraine's southern border, hundreds of Russian troops guard a vast Soviet-era ammunition depot in Moldova's breakaway region of Transnistria.

This depot, these soldiers and this pro-Russian separatist region are under increasing global scrutiny.

In the past few weeks, accusations have flown between Russia, Ukraine and Moldova over alleged plots to destabilise Moldova, and warnings about the potential for conflict to erupt here again.

Moldova's prime minister, Dorin Recean, has said Russian troops should be expelled from the region, amid warnings from President Maia Sandu that Moscow is planning to topple her pro-western government.


Russia, meanwhile, has been talking up the threat of a "false flag" attack by Ukrainian forces - and warned that any attack on its troops in Transnistria would be seen as an attack on Russia itself.

Many western analysts point out that Transnistria could provide Russia with another entry point into Ukraine, forcing Ukrainian troops away from other areas of fighting.

So Transnistria - controlled by pro-Russian separatists since Moldova's civil war in 1992 - is being closely watched globally, but also by those much closer to home.......................

Crunchy Frog

(27,634 posts)
6. Transnistria isn't currently accessible to russia.
Mon Jun 2, 2025, 06:42 PM
Jun 2

They would have to go over either Ukrainian or Romanian airspace, and that's not going to happen at this point in time. In order to reach it by land, they would first have to take Odesa, which they're nowhere near to doing, and would be insanely expensive both in casualties and equipment.

I've seen images of that massive depot in Transnistria. It would be a piece of cake for Ukraine to blow it up, but it would make a really big boom.

Igel

(36,795 posts)
16. There are Russian troops based in Moldova already.
Mon Jun 2, 2025, 10:16 PM
Jun 2

Rumor was they had large--albeit outdated--stockpile of munitions.

I think of them as a large necrotic cerebral cyst, waiting to rupture. Whether it spews pus over Moldova or Ukraine or both, dunno.

Crunchy Frog

(27,634 posts)
17. Not that many, and they have no way bringing new ones in
Mon Jun 2, 2025, 10:27 PM
Jun 2

or getting more weapons to them.

The giant depot is right across the border from Ukraine. Could be taken out with conventional short range artillery.

It would likely produce a massive crater, but fortunately the surrounding area is very sparsely populated.

I don't think even the russians are stupid enough to try to fuck around with that situation.

Crunchy Frog

(27,634 posts)
7. Russia currently has no means to access them
Mon Jun 2, 2025, 06:47 PM
Jun 2

except through hybrid warfare. They can't directly attack.

That's the problem with having a tiny enclave that's entirely surrounded by hostile territory, and without even sea access.

TheProle

(3,413 posts)
3. I'm seeing no news on this
Mon Jun 2, 2025, 06:14 PM
Jun 2

Do we know their reasons for traveling there? Up to no good? To see family? Seeking asylum?

Crunchy Frog

(27,634 posts)
5. Any russians coming into Moldova at this point in time
Mon Jun 2, 2025, 06:31 PM
Jun 2

must be assumed to be russian agents.

Russia has worked hard to earn this level of mistrust.

OneGrassRoot

(23,736 posts)
8. Honestly, wish the same would happen to us...
Mon Jun 2, 2025, 06:48 PM
Jun 2

Deny any US citizen entry unless it’s a humanitarian mission. Don’t let elected officials in. Don’t let business travelers in; big corporations will feel that sting. No one wants to feel like a pariah but Trump being elected and still in office makes us an enemy.

EndlessWire

(7,861 posts)
15. I don't know why
Mon Jun 2, 2025, 09:46 PM
Jun 2

we keep letting trump back into our country. It would be so easy just to tell him "Fuck off, AF1." He's a convicted felon. We don't need his ilk screwing up our airways. Hardly anyone would care, you know. It would be so easy.

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