Russia seeks closer ties with breakaway region after Moldova's EU move
Source: Thompson Reuters
MOSCOW, July 2 (Reuters) - Moscow on Wednesday said tying Moldova closer to the European Union violated the rights of the people in the former Soviet republic's breakaway, Russian-speaking region of Transdniestria and said it would foster closer ties with the enclave.
The crisis in eastern Ukraine, where Kiev is struggling against a rebellion by pro-Russian separatists, renewed concerns over Transdniestria, which broke from Moldova in 1990 and has since sought to join Russia.
In Moscow, Russia's Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin signed several government agreements with Yevgeni Shevchuk, the head of Transdniestria, which has not been recognised by any country as an independent state.
"Up until now, the majority of goods produced on the territory of Transdniestria was meant to go to the European Union countries," Interfax news agency quoted Rogozin as saying
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