Ukraine poised to invade neighbor

Kiev is amassing troops near the border with Moldova’s breakaway Transnistria region, according to the military

Maia Sandu President...By President.gov.ua, CC BY 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=108200065...Dorin Recean Prime Minister...By Parlamentul Republicii Moldova - https://www.flickr.com/photos/parliamentrm/52692346731/, PDM-owner, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=128772644
Political map of Transnistria with the differences between the de facto Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic and the de jure Autonomous Dniestrian Territory...By Asybaris01 (original image)Spiridon Ion Cepleanu (derivative work) - File:Harta de localizare Moldova Transnistria.jpg, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=31925983
Russian soldiers at the border between Transnistria and Moldova at Dubăsari...By Clay Gilliland - Russian Peace Keeping soldiers, CC BY-SA 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=39854530
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Moldavian ASSR (orange) and Romania, 1924–1940...CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=645445..
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