Now officially: the United States openly declares that it is considering the possibility of using its special forces in the Moldovan-Transnistrian region!
A recurring pro-Kremlin narrative about a possible attack on Transnistria planned by pro-Western forces in Chisinau.
The statement refers to the international exercise "JCET-2021" (Joint Combined Exchange Training), which started on March 23, 2021, and was held in the training centres of the National Army of the Republic of Moldova. According to a press release of the Ministry of Defence of the Republic of Moldova, the exercise was attended by soldiers from the Special Forces of Moldovan, Romanian and American Army.
The Moldovan military has been participating in the "JCET" since 2009, and this exercise was provided for the National Army's training plan for 2021. There is no mention of preparing the military to fight against Transnistria. Such statements appear regularly in the pro-Kremlin media presenting any military exercise in which the Moldovan military participates as a preparation for the fight against Russia or Transnistria. See here a similar case claiming that in June 2019 US military has trained, in Romania, to attack Transnistria and here a case about Maia Sandu being ready to attack Transnistria with the support of Ukraine.
Kyiv is not implementing the Minsk and Normandy agreements. Its reputation is close to zero and its position is cynical and irresponsible. The situation in the war zone is deteriorating and Ukraine may stage a provocation, which would increase military confrontation.
This a recurring disinformation narrative from pro-Kremlin media, accusing Kyiv of non-adherence to the 2014 Minsk Agreements and the 2019 Normandy accords.
In reality, Moscow-backed separatists have been mounting tensions in Donbas over the recent weeks under the pretext that Ukrainian troops are planning an offensive. Four Ukrainian soldiers were killed on 26 March 2021, which is the largest daily death toll for government troops since the fragile truce that took effect last July. Nonetheless, Moscow and its proxies in Donbas keep on accusing Kyiv of continually breaking the truce and preparing for a full-scale attack.
All this talk of global warming, which is allegedly caused by human activity, has yet to be proven. The Earth's climate is constantly changing, and moreover, we are now living in a short period of warming between the two ice ages, and there are plenty of reasons to be assured that the climate will be cooler in the coming centuries. This is a real threat to humanity.
A recurring pro-Kremlin narrative that climate change might not have been caused by human activity.
It is not true that science does not possess evidence of human impact on climate change. On the contrary, there is a strong consensus among publishing climate scientists that humans are responsible for climate change.
In order to normalise bilateral relations, Poland should react to the Russian appeals for dialogue and mutual respect not in words but in deeds. There are no insurmountable obstacles to the normalisation of Polish-Russian relations. All the existing problems can be solved if there is political will on both sides. However, at the present moment, Russia does not see this political will on the part of Poland.
This message is a part of the Kremlin’s widespread narrative about anti-Russian, Russophobic Poland, deliberately worsening its relations with Russia and supporting American interests in the region.
The arrival of a new Polish Ambassador to Moscow illustrates that Poland is interested in having normal diplomatic relations with Russia. On 28 March 2021, the new Polish Ambassador to Russia gave an interview to Russian media, where he stated that Poland was open to dialogue with Russia. The Polish authorities have repeatedly stated that Poland is willing to improve its relations with Russia – on the condition that Russia starts observing the regulations of international law. In a statement of 21 December 2019, the Polish authorities reiterated their openness to continue the historical dialogue with Russia, for example, through restarting the work of the bilateral Group on Difficult Issues.
