Europe News Desk!! Warning Ukraine and NATO against provocations in the Moldovan breakaway region of Transnistria, Russia said on Friday that any action that poses a threat to Russian peacekeepers or civilians there would be seen as an attack on Russia . In a statement on Friday, the Russian Foreign Ministry cited Defense Ministry figures as saying that Ukraine has amassed a significant number of military personnel as well as hardware and artillery along its border in Transnistria, threatening the US, NATO member states And has warned Ukraine against any further steps. While Russia supports politico-diplomatic methods of resolving issues, the statement said – one should have no doubt that the Russian Armed Forces will respond appropriately to any provocation. It stressed that it was committed to protecting its citizens, peacekeepers and military personnel in the territory breakaway from Moldova, and viewed any action threatening their security as an attack against the Russian Federation. Will go The Russian Defense Ministry on Thursday released reports of Ukrainian military buildup along the country’s border with Transnistria. The region on the left bank of the Dniester River declared independence in the early 1990s, shortly after the collapse of the Soviet Union. About 1,100 Russian soldiers are stationed in Transnistria as peacekeepers to oversee the 1992 ceasefire between Moldovan and local forces.
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