Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova is making new accusations against Ukraine, stating that Moscow is “concerned about the possibility of delivering radioactive substances through the ports of Odessa and Chornomorsk” for “provocation in Transnistria,” writes MK. .RU.

Zakharova claims that similar events are taking place “in the immediate vicinity of Transnistria”, around which Kyiv is deliberately raising tensions, and this “can only cause concern”.

She reminded that the mentioned Ukrainian ports are involved in the “grain agreement”, asking that “these ports and the humanitarian corridor in general are not being used for their intended purpose”.

“The Ministry of Defense of Russia drew attention to the provocation prepared by the Kyiv regime to accuse the Russian armed forces of carrying out indiscriminate strikes on radioactively dangerous objects, which could lead to the leakage of radioactive substances and the contamination of the earth.” This was reported by Maria Zakharova on the website of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

The spokesman of the Russian Foreign Ministry emphasized the lack of comments from Kyiv on this topic and claims that Zelensky “will use any excuse to escalate the conflict and is not concerned that such an adventure could have catastrophic consequences.”

The Investigative Committee of Russia, a body that deals with major investigations at the national level, is investigating Kiev’s preparation of another large-scale challenge to accuse Russia, the official Russian news agency TASS wrote on Wednesday.

A day ago, the Russian Ministry of Defense accused the US of preparing a provocation in Ukraine with the use of poisonous chemicals.

Chisinau’s reaction

The Government of the Republic of Moldova reacted to Maria Zakharova’s statements, reports deschide.md.

“In view of the latest statements, which repeatedly refer to the Transnistrian region of our country, we do not comment on untruths and speculations. State institutions are monitoring the situation and do not confirm the information disseminated by the Russian side. We call for calm and invite the public of our country to follow the official sources of information of the Republic of Moldova,” the Chisinau Government said in a statement.

It will be recalled that last week the Ministry of Defense of Russia accused Ukraine of stepping up preparations for an invasion of the Transnistrian region. The agency stated that near the common border of Ukraine and the Transnistrian region, there is an accumulation of personnel and military equipment of Ukrainian units.

Russia, “warning” for the USA, NATO and Ukraine

Transnistria, a strip of territory that broke away from the Republic of Moldova in the early 1990s, sits on Ukraine’s western border and has become the subject of heightened tensions in recent weeks.

Last Thursday, the Ministry of Defense of Russia accused Kyiv of “preparation” for an “invasion” of Transnistria.

Russian diplomacy expanded its message on Friday, claiming that Ukraine had massed “military personnel and equipment” near Transnistria and that there had been “deployment of artillery firing positions and an unprecedented increase in Ukrainian drone flights” over the territory.

Russia has threatened to “respond” to any Ukrainian military “provocation” in the pro-Russian separatist region of Transnistria in the Republic of Moldova, where it has a military contingent.

• “Let there be no doubt: the armed forces of the Russian Federation will give an adequate response to any provocations by the Kyiv regime,” the Russian Foreign Ministry said in a statement.

Any action that poses a “threat” to Russian military personnel stationed in Transnistria “will be considered an attack on the Russian Federation,” Moscow insisted.

The Republic of Moldova rejected the existence of a “direct threat” from Ukraine to the separatist region of Transnistria.

The rise in tension comes after new Moldovan Prime Minister Dorin Recan recently called for the withdrawal of Russian troops from Transnistria, angering the Kremlin.

The pro-European authorities in Chisinau previously accused Moscow of trying to organize a coup d’état in Moldova.