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In February 2022 Putin signed a decree recognizing Donetsk People's Republic (DNR) and Luhansk People's Republic (LNR) as independent territories. Transnistria is an unrecognised breakaway state in Moldova. Russian is the main official language of the Transnistrian government, and the 2015 census found 29% of the population were ethnically Russian.
Varying degrees of Russian military presence have been in Transnistria since 1992. The Moldovan government has repeatedly requested the removal of Russian troops from the territory, including as recently as september 2021. Ukranians Intelligence believes that Russia is planning a false-flag operation in Transnistria (according to Al Jazeera in January 14, 2022).
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