Sunday, February 19, 2023

“The Russian troops in Transnistria must be expelled.”—New Prime Minister of Moldova

From Visegrad24, half-an-hour ago:

From February 13's "White House 'Deeply Concerned' About Putin's Reported Power Grab":

....Here's that bit of land via BigThink's Strange Maps:

https://bigthink.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/18578437.jpg?fit=1200,675

And here is the relevant section of RAND's Extending Russia: Competing from Advantageous Ground, page 130 of the report (pp. 158 of the PDF).... 

....MUCH MORE