Pro-Russian Regional Leader in Moldova Seeks Closer Ties With Moscow

[Timber Rattler]

https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2023-05-15/pro-russian-regional-leader-in-moldova-seeks-closer-ties-with-moscow

The new leader of a region in southern Moldova said on Monday she would seek closer ties with Moscow after winning a local election which the country's president said was marred by Russian meddling.

Yevgenia Gutsul, who belongs to a pro-Russia party, was elected leader of the semi-autonomous Gagauzia region on Sunday with 52% of the votes cast.

President Maia Sandu accused Russia last month of meddling in Moldovan affairs, and said many of the candidates in the election in Gagauzia were Russian agents. Moscow denied the accusation of meddling.

"We are a pro-Russian party. We want further friendship with the Russian Federation, friendship with other countries," Gutsul told reporters in the regional capital Comrat.

She said she wanted to open a Gagauz liaison office in Moscow, and added: "We don't want any conflicts."

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[DefiantMassRINO]

Russia trying to open another front in southwestern Ukraine?

[Kamaji]

Russia trying to open another front in southwestern Ukraine?

Most likely.

[Timber Rattler]

Russia trying to open another front in southwestern Ukraine?

Yeah, Putin's been trying for the past three months to set up the political conditions necessary there to establish an airbridge there to outflank Ukraine from the west.