Russian commander Rustam Minnekaev referred to the breakaway Moldovan region of Transnistria, sparking a fierce debate.
by acting commander of Russia's Central Military District, Rustam Minnekaev, was a possible indication of Moscow's military's goals, and has thrust the separatist enclave into a conversation about what Putin might do next.
After the collapse of the Soviet Union, Transnistria asserted its independence from Moldova, sparking violence and a Russian intervention. However, there is doubt over whether control of Transnistria would be achievable, given Russia has failed to successfully advance on southwestern Ukraine, which it would need to do to reach the border with the breakaway republic.
"This is a distinct possibility, in the sense that it would fit with Putin's strategy to reconstitute as much as possible of the former Soviet Union as a Russian sphere of influence as the basis for Russia's great power status."
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