Ukraine will not send troops to Transnistria without Moldova's request – Zelenskyy

Volodymyr Zelenskyy
Volodymyr Zelenskyy
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“Ukraine can only react and assist Moldova if there's a request from the top level of military-political leadership, official leadership of Moldova,” the president said.

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“Ukraine will definitely react in such a case.”

Zelensky added that no such request had been made. He further emphasized Ukraine does not have territorial claims in Transnistria.

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"They should reunite with their state, with their history – with Moldova," he concluded.

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Zelenskyy had previously indicated that Moscow might be contemplating a coup in Moldova, capturing the airport in Chisinau, and deploying its troops through it. Moldova's Prime Minister Dorin Recean later confirmed these assertions.

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