Russia, Moldova, Transdnestr peacekeepers to hold joint drills | Top Russian news and analysis online | ‘RIA Novosti’ newswire: “Peacekeepers from Russia, Moldova and Transdnestr will practice interoperability during joint exercises on March 24-25, the head of the Russian peacekeeping contingent in Transdnestr said on Wednesday.
‘The main aim of the drills is to improve interoperability of peacekeepers from Russia, Moldova and Transdnestr,’ Col. Anatoly Zverev told RIA Novosti.
The drills will be held at checkpoints near one of the bridges over the Dniestr River, which separates Moldova from its breakaway region of Transdnestr.
Transdnestr has been considered a ‘frozen conflict’ zone since a brief war in 1992, which was the culmination of tensions between Chisinau and Tiraspol following the breakup of the Soviet Union.”