Russia has accused Moldova of plotting a military operation in Transnistria, a Russian-backed secessionist region, setting ...

The Russian military-political leadership is likely preparing provocations in the Kremlin-controlled separatist region of ...

Experts have said Moscow may be setting the stage for a "false flag operation" in the breakaway Transnistria region of Moldova.

And officials rejected Russia's claims as "psy-ops" as part of the war ... to Moldova, but an unconvincing photo showed only a couple of small armoured vehicles and a Ukrainian flag.

Russia, meanwhile, has been talking up the threat of a "false flag" attack by Ukrainian ... by pro-Russian separatists since Moldova's civil war in 1992 - is being closely watched globally ...