Putin is on the verge of another Hitler-style land grab as the breakaway Moldovan region bordering Ukraine begs Russia for ‘protection’

Fears that Vladimir Putin is about to make another land grab attempt are growing as a breakaway region of Moldova has called on Russia for “protection”.

The Russian-controlled enclave of Transnistria, with which it shares a border Ukraine begged Moscow for help against the “pressure” from Chisinau.

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The move came from pro-Russian officials who feared the region could become a new flashpoint Russia‘s war with neighboring countries Ukraine.

The thin strip of land has been under Russian control since the collapse of the Soviet Union, but is recognized as part of Moldova – but outside the EU and NATO.

And today a special meeting voted to pass a resolution calling for this Russia to protect”

The resolution states: “[We resolved to] call on the Federation Council and the State Duma of the Russian Federation, requesting measures to protect Transnistria amid increased pressure from Moldova.

The appeal notes that “more than 220,000 Russian citizens reside permanently on the territory of the region and that the uniquely positive experience of Russian peacekeeping [force].”

The call also urged the UN to respect the “inalienable rights of the Transnistrian people, guaranteed by international standards, to stop Chisinau’s violations.” [the capital of Moldova] of the rights and freedoms of its inhabitants”.

The region’s pro-Russian leadership said: “Since the moment the Moldovan leadership set the course towards European UnionTransnistria is subject to the greatest socio-economic pressure and the most massive violation of the rights and freedoms of the region’s inhabitants.

“Which is in direct contradiction to European principles and approaches in the field of human rights protection and free trade.”

The call for help was deliberately timed before Putin’s keynote speech Thursday to the Russian Federal Assembly in Moscow.

It has heightened fears that the Russian leader will try to take full control of not only Transnistria, but also Moldova.

Last week, rumors started circulating that the breakaway region wants to appeal Unpleasant Putin to join Russia.

Putin already has several thousand Russian troops in the region, a so-called ‘peacekeeping force’ that has been there since the end of the Soviet era.

The region, seen as a hotbed of crimecorruption and smuggling, has approximately 470,000 inhabitants, of which approximately 30 percent are Russian.

He is also believed to have thousands of paramilitaries on the ground, ready to take up arms if the call comes.

Local opposition politician Gennadiy Chiorba claimed that there is a plot by Putin to conquer Transnistria as part of the dictator’s re-election campaign.

This will give Putin a so-called ‘legal’ position. current to enter Transnistria, which has been in limbo since the end of the Soviet Union.

The dictator has noticed the West’s failure to meet Ukraine’s need for weapons and thinks he could get away with another annexation, experts say.

Russia could potentially use the territory to act against the rest of Moldova, which is seen as another target, and as a point for attacks on the Ukrainian port of Odessa, a much more important prize.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has insisted that Moscow “will not leave its citizens living in Transnistria in trouble.”

Moldovan President President Maia Sandu claimed last year that Russia is planning a coup in her country.

Chiorba warned Sandu about the Kremlin threat, saying that “the psychology of Russia’s current leadership, especially Putin, is very similar to the psychology of Hitler in the late 1930s….

“Attempts to appease people like Putin only lead to one thing: the growing appetite of the aggressor.”

Ukrainian military analyst Aleksander Kovalenko has called Moscow’s moves “worrying.”

And he warned: “This group of Russian troops poses a serious threat to Moldova because it is a much more combat-ready force than the Moldovan troops. army.”

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