Placeholder while article actions loadA string of unexplained explosions in Moldova’s breakaway region of Transnistria has raised fears that President Vladimir Putin could have plans for his war beyond Ukraine. Russian troops have been in Transnistria since the early 1990s, with their main tasks, according to Moscow, being peacekeeping and protecting ammunition depots. Russian troops remain in the region despite calls by Moldova’s President Maia Sandu for them to leave. An estimated 1,500 Russian troops are stationed in the enclave, according to the IISS Military Balance. Still, to build a land bridge to Transnistria across southern Ukraine, Russia would have to take a lot more Ukrainian territory.

Source: Washington Post April 28, 2022 00:43 UTC