Instability around the breakaway Moldovan republic of Transniestria could get worse in the coming weeks, a top EU diplomat told EUobserver, calling for "maximum international support" for the new EU-backed customs regime on the Transniestria-Ukraine border.
Transniestrian leader Igor Smirnov is trying to create an international crisis to shore up his position, the EU high representative for Moldova Adriaan Jacobovits de Szeged warned, speaking shortly after 40 separatist soldiers seized...
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Already a member? Login hereAndrew Rettman is EUobserver's foreign editor, writing about foreign and security issues since 2005. He is Polish, but grew up in the UK, and lives in Brussels. He has also written for The Guardian, The Times of London, and Intelligence Online.
Andrew Rettman is EUobserver's foreign editor, writing about foreign and security issues since 2005. He is Polish, but grew up in the UK, and lives in Brussels. He has also written for The Guardian, The Times of London, and Intelligence Online.