Along the bridge, the Russian soldier gripped his assault rifle tightly and aimed when a passing vehicle did not stop fast enough to his liking. Since Russia’s war against Ukraine, next door there have been rare outbreaks of political unrest in Transnistria, the Kremlin-controlled breakaway region of Moldova
One woman said pro-Ukrainian “saboteurs” had attempted to stage an anti-Russian protest that was quickly suppressed, followed by a larger pro-Russian demonstration. Then came a public plea from nervous authorities: no more political displays.
Across the demarcation line in Chisinau and other Moldovan towns, fears are also mounting as the struggling country, among the poorest in Europe, welcomes and shelters tens of thousands of Ukrainian refugees flooding in from the war next door.
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