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(ANSA-AFP) - CHISINAU, FEB 24 - Moldova's ministry of defence
on Friday denied that any "direct threat" by Ukraine to its
pro-Russian separatist region exists, in an apparent response to
Russian accusations that Kyiv was planning to "invade"
Transnistria. Moscow-backed Transnistria is a narrow region
bordering Ukraine, which after a war separated from Moldova in
1992. Russian soldiers have been deployed there since. "The
Ministry of Defence monitors all events, actions and changes
taking place in the region and on the territory controlled by
Tiraspol" authorities, it said in a statement. "We affirm that
there is currently no direct threat to the military security" of
Transnistria, it added. "The false information distributed is
intended to create panic and confusion among people on both
sides of the Dniester River." (ANSA-AFP).
