Vladimir Sandoza. The head of the unrecognized Transnistrian Moldovan Republic (PMR Evgeny Shevchuk believes that the desire of Kiev to ban the transit through Ukraine of goods for peacekeepers focusing on "squeezing" of the region.
before the deputies of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine submitted a draft law On denunciation of the agreement between the government of Ukraine and the government of the Russian Federation On transit through the territory of Ukraine military formations of the Russian Federation, at the time located within the Republic of Moldova ".
"in our view, the goal is also clear and is about trying to make rules for the push-out peacekeepers in the context of statements that occasionally voice Moldovan Commissioners that it is necessary to change or transform the format of the peacekeeping operation," - said Shevchuk on Thursday on air of local radio ". According to his statement, if the draft law is adopted, it will be a legal basis of the actual situation, because the authorities of Ukraine do not miss is already quite a long period of time and supplies, and necessary equipment, facilities for the execution of the functions of peacekeeping troops.
The head of the PMR said that "popping" Russian peacekeepers occurs without regard to the fact that the relations between Chisinau and Tiraspol have not been resolved." How they must be resolved with regard to those statements that did Ukraine? The final decision on the transformation of the peacekeeping operation are guarantor countries will be held either parallel to, or after, will be a political decision, " said Shevchuk.
Peace in the conflict area support 402 Russian soldiers, 492 Transnistrian, 355 Moldovan and ten military observers from Ukraine. The peacekeepers are fifteen stations and checkpoints that are placed on key points of the safety zone.
Transnistria, 60% of the inhabitants are Russians and Ukrainians sought to secede from Moldova even before the destruction of the USSR, fearing that the wave of nationalism Moldova will join Romania. In 1992, after the failed attempt of the authorities of Moldova the power to solve the problem, Transnistria was in fact beyond the control of the Chisinau area.