The Kremlin doesn’t know what to do about this – political scientist on Transnistria and Gagauzia

Most likely, the Kremlin does not know what to do with Transnistria and Gagauzia. However, Russia will continue to carry out provocations there. You need to be prepared for this.

About this 24 Channel said political scientist Alexei Koshel, noting that the Kremlin still has certain leverage over these two regions and Moldova.

Recently, the pro-Russian leader of Gagauzia, Evgenia Gutsul, traveled to Moscow, where she met with Putin and other local officials. It all looked quite strange.

I get the impression that the Kremlin does not know what to do with Transnistria and Gagauzia . Recently Hutsul was in Moscow. I stayed there for a week. They played a kind of “ping pong” with it. First I met with Matvienko. Then they told me to wait a week. Next was a meeting with Putin. The mechanisms that were proposed for the regions turned out to be ridiculous. Representatives of the Russian government offered each resident of Gagauzia payments of 150 thousand rubles. But then it turned out that there was no way to transfer funds, because “peace” cards do not work, said Koshel.

The Kremlin will continue to make provocations

As Koshel noted, Russia still has leverage over these regions. There are local crime bosses and medium-sized businesses. Destabilization in this region is the Kremlin’s constant task. And various provocations may grow against the backdrop of the presidential elections in Moldova, which will take place in 2024. It is not yet known exactly when they will take place.

It will be a matter of honor for the Kremlin to overthrow the current president, Maia Sandu. But there is hope that this will not be possible. Russian propagandists often use tools that are no longer relevant. Although sometimes they work for certain specific regions.

When we remembered Hutsul, let me remind you that she won the elections thanks to the support of Russian show business. Two months before the elections she had no chance. And then support came from Baskov and Kirkorov. We laugh at this, but they captured this little Gagauzia,” Koshel noted.

Transnistria and Gagauzia: briefly

• In unrecognized Transnistria they again said that some kind of drone attacked their military unit near the border with Ukraine. The GUR noted that Ukraine would not waste precious drones on such a minor provocation.
• ISW analysts noted that the Kremlin continues to influence Transnistria and Gagauzia. The purpose of these events is to destabilize the situation in Moldova.
• At the end of February, the so-called “deputies” gathered in Transnistria. They asked for help from Russia because of the alleged “economic blockade” by Moldova.