Overview

• Dmitry Peskov said Moscow can only regret President Maia Sandu’s position on the Russian military presence in Transnistria.
• He stated that Russia would like Moldova to pursue a course of building good relations with Moscow.
• Peskov added that, in Russia’s view, anti-Russian sentiment in Moldova should give way to a pragmatic approach, though he sees little basis for that yet.
• Sandu had told Newsmaker that Moldova should “get rid of Russian troops” stationed in the breakaway region.
• RIA Novosti published the remarks on October 2, and no changes to the status of Russian forces in Transnistria were announced.