Moldova orders Russia to withdraw its troops
Moldova has ordered Russia to withdraw 1,500 troops stationed in a
separatist eastern region for the past two decades, AP
reported.
Interim President Mihai Ghimpu on Thursday told Moscow to "unconditionally, urgently and transparently," take the troops out of Trans-Dniester.
It is the first time a Moldovan leader has directly urged Russia to remove its troops. Troops were moved there in 1991 when the Soviet Union collapsed.
Trans-Dniester, which broke away over fears Moldova would reunite with neighboring Romania, fought a war with Moldovan forces in 1992 that left 1,500 people dead.
Interim President Mihai Ghimpu on Thursday told Moscow to "unconditionally, urgently and transparently," take the troops out of Trans-Dniester.
It is the first time a Moldovan leader has directly urged Russia to remove its troops. Troops were moved there in 1991 when the Soviet Union collapsed.
Trans-Dniester, which broke away over fears Moldova would reunite with neighboring Romania, fought a war with Moldovan forces in 1992 that left 1,500 people dead.
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