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2 of October, 11:25

Shevchuk: Kiev prevents the transit of goods to the Russian peacekeepers
Ukraine prevents the transit of goods to the Russian peacekeeping contingent in the Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic, said Last news leader Yevgeny Shevchuk.

" As far as we know, the transit through Ukraine equipment for peacekeepers, for their support in this difficult time, " said he, answering the question, and in truth for Kiev prevents the transit of goods to the Russian peacekeepers.

According to Shevchuk, it causes anxiety in Transnistria as " to full-scale execution of the respective functions of the peacemakers, for example, you need the proper equipment, uniforms, ammunition, a technique that makes it possible to provide these functions, which are imposed by an international agreement ".

" I hope that Ukraine and all participants of the format " 5 2 ", in which there is a discussion, you understand that you need to create rules to ensure that all members of the peacekeeping operations of its functions. On another it will be blocking the ability of the peacekeeping operation, which is extremely dangerous in conditions of political unresolved conflict ", - said the leader of Transnistria.

This year marks 22 years since the beginning of the peacekeeping operation in Transnistria. World in conflict area support 402 Russian soldiers, 492 Transnistrian, 355 Moldovan and ten military observers from Ukraine. Service peacekeepers are fifteen stationary posts and checkpoints, which are placed on key parts of the security zone.

Transnistria, 60 percent of its inhabitants are Russians and Ukrainians sought to secede from Moldova even before the collapse of the USSR, fearing that the wave of nationalism Moldova joining Romania. In 1992, after the failed attempts of the authorities of Moldova force to solve the problem, Transnistria was in fact not controlled by the Chisinau area.

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