report Status: 01/17/2023 03:57 am A school in Transnistria, the Russian-controlled region of Moldova, dares ideological independence - and teaching in Romanian. Anyone who works there must have courage, says the rector. By Andrea Beer, ARD Studio Kyiv Maria Roibu and Nina Geregh show the bright, friendly classrooms of the secondary school "Alexander the Good" in Bender. The city with around 90,000 inhabitants in the east of the Republic of Moldova is located in Transnistria - an area that has...
abroad Angela Merkel "The feeling was very clear: You're through in terms of power politics. Only power counts for Putin” Status: 08:51 a.m | Reading time: 2 minutes "It was exactly the opposite, Putin played with Merkel" Angela Merkel has defended her government's energy policy. "The way you rate yourself is weak," says geopolitics expert Maximilian Terhalle. In the WELT interview, he also talks about the missile defense systems that are now being delivered to Ukraine. You can listen to...
Status: 06.05.2022 3:25 p.m In the Republic of Moldova, there is growing concern that the war could come from neighboring Ukraine - for example through Transnistria, which was annexed by Russia. Government and citizens rely on soft tones, refugees and cultural institutions on activism. By Georg Restle, WDR, currently Chisinau "A requiem for Bucha" reads the poster that is being put up in front of the National Theater in Moldova's capital, Chisinau. It advertises a memorial event by Ukrainian, Moldovan...
Mn Tuesday, Chancellor Olaf Scholz (SPD) bowed to pressure from international partners with the surprising announcement of the delivery of Gepard tanks to Ukraine. Germany was one of the last countries to refuse direct deliveries of heavy weapons to Kyiv. It had previously become known that Germany had last delivered significant weapons to Ukraine at the end of March. In the three weeks that followed, only spare parts, grenades and “igniters” were delivered, according to a Ukrainian list available to...
The situation is still tense in Moldova. Authorities in the pro-Russian separatist region of Transnistria said on Wednesday that a village bordering Ukraine hosting a major Russian army ammunition depot had come under fire.“Last night, several drones were spotted over the village of Kolbasna,” said the “Ministry of Interior” of Transnistria, adding that on Wednesday morning, “shots were fired in the direction of Kolbasna from Ukraine", without causing casualties. The village of Kolbasna, Cobasna in Romanian, is located about two...
Did you miss the latest events on the tensions in Ukraine? Do not panic, 20 minutes takes stock for you every evening at 7:30 p.m. Who did what ? Who said what? Where are we ? The answer below:news of the dayIt's Russia's turn to sanction Europe. Gazprom, the Russian gas leader, has announced that it has suspended deliveries to Bulgaria and Poland, demanding that these countries pay in rubles. The Polish company PGNiG confirmed on Wednesday “the complete cessation...
6:55 a.m .: Putin still hopes for a “positive result” in the negotiationsAntonio Guterres met Vladimir Putin in the Kremlin on Tuesday. On this occasion the Russian President told the head of the United Nations that he still believed in a positive outcome of the negotiations with Ukraine. Despite the fighting, “negotiations are continuing (…) I hope we will reach a positive result,” declared the master of the Kremlin.He also affirmed that the negotiations between Moscow and kyiv in Istanbul,...
Status: 04/27/2022 09:04 a.m The Republic of Moldova fears for its security and sovereignty. Does Russia also want to create a corridor to the breakaway region of Transnistria via southern Ukraine? And what role do alleged terrorist attacks play? By Christina Nagel, ARD Studio Moscow Not much is left of the two transmission masts that date back to Soviet times. From aerial photos circulating on social media, it looks like someone was playing Mikado. Steel girders lie all over the...
Republic of Moldova Attacks in Transnistria: Is the war threatening to escalate? Attacks in the Moldovan conflict region of Transnistria on the border with Ukraine threaten to further aggravate the situation in the region. Photo: Uncredited/Press Center of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic/AP/dpa © dpa-infocom GmbH So far it has been quiet in the Republic of Moldova with its pro-Russian separatist area on the Dniester River. But now bombs are exploding there. Is Russia's war...
In the pro-Russian separatist region of Transnistria, which belongs to the Republic of Moldova, two transmission masts near the small town of Maiac that could be used to receive Russian radio stations were blown up on Tuesday morning. The day before, on Monday afternoon, grenades had exploded in the immediate vicinity of the Ministry for State Security in Tiraspol, the capital of the self-proclaimed People's Republic; there was property damage but no fatalities. The circumstances of both attacks were still...
