Ukrainian intelligence comments on speculation that Transnistria will ask to join Russia

On February 25, Ukrainian Defense Intelligence (HUR) stated that reports of Transnistria planning to request union with Russia at the Congress of Deputies on February 28 are false.

The HUR press center reports.

According to intelligence, on February 28, 2024, the deputies of the unrecognized Transnistria do not plan to appeal to Russian dictator Vladimir Putin at their congress to join the Russian Federation. 

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"The distribution of information about such intentions bears all the signs of a deliberate disinformation campaign aimed at destabilizing the situation both in Moldova and in Ukraine," the HUR emphasizes.