Probably there will be no "Iskander" in Transnistria
Moscow did not respond to the call of Tiraspol to place in the Transnistrian republic systems that are adequate to US missile defense.
The Moldovan Ministry of Foreign Affairs is concerned about Russia's actions that are not conducive to the development of relations between states. The reason for the statement is the opening of polling stations for elections to the State Duma of the Russian Federation in Transnistria, despite the protests of Chisinau. The situation was warmed up by the proposal of Tiraspol to the Russian Federation - to place in the territory of Transnistria the military potential of the Russian Federation, which would be adequate to the US Euro-PRO.
“We welcome Russian readiness for a symmetrical response to the actions taken by a number of Western countries,” explained Vladimir Yastrebchak, head of the Transnistrian Foreign Ministry. “If the Russian Federation decides to place military potential on the Dniester to counter the systems of the European element of US missile defense, then we are ready to provide both our territory and the Mayak RLC, used by the All-Russian State Television and Radio Broadcasting Company as a relay station.” Igor Smirnov, President of Transnistria, spoke about the possibility of deploying Russian military weapons and equipment, including Iskander missile systems, in February 2010. This was told by some media. According to Smirnov, the leadership of the region then made a corresponding proposal to Moscow. Now, when the issue of security of Russia is raised, the Transnistrian republic is ready to become that for which the last 20 years has maintained independence from Moldova, - a springboard for the protection of the territory of the Russian Federation.
The region continues to consider itself part of the Russian Federation. At the same time, Moscow did not appeal to Tiraspol with such a request.
All the talk about the missile defense system, which the United States is going to deploy in Eastern Europe, including Romania, in Chisinau is called part of the election campaign in Tiraspol. This was said by Dumitru Diacov, the leader of the faction of the parliament of the republic "Democratic Party of Moldova", the honorary chairman of the party of the same name. He noted that "Russia has a number of specific commitments to the OSCE on the export of arms and the withdrawal of troops from the territory of Transnistria in general and Moldova in particular." However, in any case, negotiations on the deployment of missile defense elements in Transnistria, adequate to those that will be placed in Romania, must be with Chisinau, Diacov said. "What they say about this in Tiraspol is directly related to the elections (December 11 is elected president in Transnistria)."
The same opinion is shared by Arkady Barbaroshy, director of the Institute for Public Policy in Chisinau. “It is unlikely that Russia will agree to go for the proposed actions. This is an adventure that can complicate relations between Moscow and Brussels, and even more so with Chisinau. ”
Viktor Litovkin, editor-in-chief of Independent Military Review, commented on the situation as follows: “The elements of the United States E-PRO counteraction, which is expected to be located in Romania, Russia is unlikely to be introduced in Transnistria. Radar SPRN (radar missile attack warning system) it makes no sense to build there. To Bucharest is very close. It is also not known how events will turn in the future - to risk such an expensive station, as the experience of Latvia (Skrunda) and Ukraine (Nikolaevka and Beregovo) shows, is devoid of common sense. Approximately the same situation with the Iskander complexes. It is impossible to sell their unrecognized republic, and to deploy a military base of Russia on the territory of Transnistria is to make a big scandal. Moscow will not dare. I also do not see the point. All combat missions to counter any missile defense system are very easily solved from Russian territory. ”
As for the December elections to the State Duma 4, which aroused the Moldovan Foreign Ministry no less than the deployment issue of the Russian missile defense system, then the possibility of Russian citizens participating in Moldova, said Sergei Lavrov, the head of the Russian Foreign Ministry, during the 22 visit in November Kishinev. However, he promised that everything would pass in compliance with Moldovan laws. But the Russian Embassy in Moldova announced the opening of polling stations on the left bank of the Dniester. Chisinau, which does not control this territory, was against it. Valery Kuzmin, Russia's ambassador to Moldova, explained this decision by the duty of Russia "to give the right to citizens of the Russian Federation to elect." However, this is not about the territory of Russia. In addition, regional elections are taking place in Transnistria. Moscow, according to some analysts, is trying to cut it out according to its own patterns and in accordance with its interests. The interests of the voters of Transnistria, who will elect the president of the unrecognized Transnistrian republic and the State Duma deputies, are not taken into account or taken into account only.
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