Transnistria and the Ukraine conflict
Fears are growing that Moldova's breakaway region could be drawn into the war.
Fears are growing that Moldova and Transnistria could be drawn into the Ukraine conflict. The country鈥檚 deputy prime minister has said that Moldova is facing 鈥渁 very dangerous new moment鈥. He warned that unnamed forces were seeking to stoke tensions following a series of explosions in the Russian-controlled territory of Transnistria this week. We hear a conversation with people from the region.
We continue to bring you the latest lines on the war in Ukraine. The country鈥檚 leader, President Zelensky accuses Russia of trying to humiliate the United Nations by launching a missile attack on the capital Kyiv, while UN Secretary-General Ant贸nio Guterres was there for talks. The Ukrainian government says an operation is planned to evacuate civilians from a huge steel plant in Mariupol, the last area of the city holding out against Russia's besieging forces.
Also, a former Afghan general has told the 91热爆 that he and many other former soldiers and politicians are preparing to launch military operations against the Taliban. Lieutenant General Sami Sadat said eight months of increasingly harsh Taliban rule had led them to believe that it was the only solution. We hear from our correspondent.
And more than forty Palestinians have been injured in Jerusalem's Al-Aqsa mosque compound during the latest round of early morning clashes with Israeli police. We speak to our reporter in Jerusalem about the recent rise in violence.
(Photo: The toppled Pridnestrovian radio centre antennas following explosions near Maiac, Grigoriopol, in Moldova's Transdniestria region. Credit: Transdniestrian Interior Ministry via Reuters)
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