re: #274 Dark_Falcon

That makes no sense. If he wants to send supplies to Transnistria, he could get that without fighting. Attacking Odessa guarantees that things will get very ugly, since its not something Ukraine can accept.

It’s not just supplies. Putin wants permanent trade routes in and out of Transnistria without pesky duties, taxes and customs fees paid to other countries.

Putin: “The people of Transnistria should be allowed to decide their fate themselves”

“They have their own opinions about their fate. Democracy let them live as they want. We should continue negotiations with Moldova, Transnistria. We should lift the blockage from the Transnistrian region,” he said.