Moldova: Maia Sandu accuses the Kremlin of wanting to draw the inhabitants of Transnistria into Ukraine war, after decree signed by Vladimir Putin
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> The President of the Republic of Moldova, Maia Sandu, reacted harshly after Russian leader Vladimir Putin signed a decree simplifying granting Russian citizenship to residents of the Transnistrian region. The head of state said the measure could be aimed at recruiting people for Russia's war against Ukraine.
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> "They probably need more people to send to the war in Ukraine," Maia Sandu said on Saturday at a security conference in Tallinn.
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> The statements come after Vladimir Putin signed a decree on Friday by which residents of the separatist region of Transnistria can obtain citizenship of the Russian Federation through a simplified procedure, without the obligation to live in Russia or to know the Russian language.
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> According to Maia Sandu, the Kremlin's decision also represents a method of pressure on the Republic of Moldova in the context of Chisinau's efforts to reintegration of the Transnistrian region, controlled by pro-Russian separatist authorities and where Russian military personnel have been stationed since the collapse of the Soviet Union.
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> Asked whether Moscow could block Moldova's accession to the European Union through the Transnistrian conflict, Maia Sandu rejected this possibility.
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> "Only the European Union can decide whether the Republic of Moldova can become part of the European Union or not. Russia has nothing to do with this," the President of the Republic of Moldova emphasized.
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> The President of the Republic of Moldova, Maia Sandu, reacted harshly after Russian leader Vladimir Putin signed a decree simplifying granting Russian citizenship to residents of the Transnistrian region. The head of state said the measure could be aimed at recruiting people for Russia's war against Ukraine.
>
> "They probably need more people to send to the war in Ukraine," Maia Sandu said on Saturday at a security conference in Tallinn.
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> The statements come after Vladimir Putin signed a decree on Friday by which residents of the separatist region of Transnistria can obtain citizenship of the Russian Federation through a simplified procedure, without the obligation to live in Russia or to know the Russian language.
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> ...
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> According to Maia Sandu, the Kremlin's decision also represents a method of pressure on the Republic of Moldova in the context of Chisinau's efforts to reintegration of the Transnistrian region, controlled by pro-Russian separatist authorities and where Russian military personnel have been stationed since the collapse of the Soviet Union.
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> ...
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> Asked whether Moscow could block Moldova's accession to the European Union through the Transnistrian conflict, Maia Sandu rejected this possibility.
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> "Only the European Union can decide whether the Republic of Moldova can become part of the European Union or not. Russia has nothing to do with this," the President of the Republic of Moldova emphasized.
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> [Web Archive link](https://web.archive.org/web/20260517103322/https://cotidianul.md/en/31245/Maia-Sandu-accuses-the-Kremlin-of-wanting-to-draw-the-residents-of-Transnistria-into-the-war-in-Ukraine-after-the-decree-signed-by-Vladimir-Putin/)