Will Moldova hit Transnistria any time soon?

[Jacobtm]

Russia poses no direct threat

I take it that Moldova, seeing how Russia recently liberated South Ossetia and Abkhazia, thinks differently.

[Jacobtm]

*sigh*

Once again, please look at a map. Unlike Georgia, Russia does not border Moldova.

I don't understand why you think that's important. Russia already is projecting its power into Moldovan territory by keeping Transnistria quasi independent. They have planes, hellicopters, tanks, military envoys. Just because you can't throw a stone into Russia from Transnistria, doesn't mean Russia can't put its military there in hours.

And it's already been pointed out, there is already Russian military there.

[Jacobtm]

*sigh*

Once again, please look at a map. Unlike Georgia, Russia does not border Moldova.

I don't understand why you think that's important. Russia already is projecting its power into Moldovan territory by keeping Transnistria quasi independent. They have planes, hellicopters, tanks, military envoys. Just because you can't throw a stone into Russia from Transnistria, doesn't mean Russia can't put its military there in hours.

And it's already been pointed out, there is already Russian military there.

How will these Russian reinforcements get there? By violating Ukrainian airspace or by violating Romanian airspace?

If Russia declares that its nationals are being attacked by Moldova in any effort to "hit" Transnistria, it would have no problem "violating Ukrainian airspace" to send reinforcements.

[Jacobtm]

Yes, and after the strong support that Georgia received from West, would Ukrain take the risk to strike some planes coming from Russia...?

Some people seem to think so. I'm sure NATO wants to get all its members into a war with nuclear Russia, knowing that it could involve quite a few other nuclear-armed countries opposing NATO.