Moldova's New President Calls For Russian Troops To Withdraw From The Separatist Region Of Transdniester

BBC: Moldova's new president calls for Russian troops to withdraw from territory

Moldova's incoming president Maia Sandu has called for the withdrawal of Russian troops from a breakaway region at the border with Ukraine.

In her first news conference as president-elect, Ms Sandu said Russian forces never had permission to be in the separatist area of Trans-Dniester.

The Kremlin has rejected her comments, saying the move could be destabilising.

Ms Sandu defeated incumbent president Igor Dodon, who was openly backed by Russia, in a vote earlier this month.

The 48-year-old is a former World Bank economist who favours closer ties with the European Union.

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Update: Pull Russian Troops Out of Moldova, New President Says (Moscow Times)

WNU Editor: Russia has already rebuffed this demand .... Moscow Rebuffs Moldova's Sandu On Troop Withdrawal From Transdniester (RFE). More here .... Russia warns incoming Moldovan president on troops withdrawals in breakaway region (Reuters). As for the people in Transdniester, it appears that they do not care .... Apathetic Voters Snub Election in Moldova’s Breakaway Transnistria (Balkan Insight).