Moldova remains a victim of the Russian authorities’ decision to suspend the commitments under the Treaty Conventional Armed Forces in Europe (known as CFE treaty), political analyst Viorel Cibotaru told Info-Prim Neo. The expert says the recent move by Moscow hasn’t changed the situation in a radical manner, because it defines a status quo. For Moldova, the withdrawal of the heavy military equipment, as outlined in the treaty, is not as important as the withdrawal of the munitions stored at Colbasna, which were overlooked by the document. Furthermore, the expert says, it is obvious that the perspectives for the settlement of the Transnistrian dispute in the presence of Russian troops are getting more complicated. Cibotaru believes that Russia’s retreat from CFE treaty raises tensions in Europe as regards conventional arms and, of course, doesn’t favour in any way the settlement of the Transnistrian dispute. The situation becomes alarming per se, while Moldova remains a victim of this decision, he underlined. The decree suspending the Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe was signed by Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday, July 14, due to "exceptional circumstances affecting the security of the Russian Federation and requiring immediate action". Later, representatives of NATO countries condemned Kremlin's move. The Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe (CFE Treaty), signed in 1990, by the 22 members of NATO and the former Warsaw Pact, is a landmark arms control agreement that established parity in major conventional forces between East and West. Following the demise of the Warsaw Pact and the enlargement of NATO in the 1990s, the CFE States Parties signed the Adaptation Agreement in 1999, to amend the CFE Treaty to take account of the evolving European geo-strategic environment. Ratification by NATO Allies of the Adapted Treaty is awaiting Russia's compliance with adapted CFE flank provisions and continued fulfilment of its Istanbul summit commitments regarding withdrawals of Russian forces from Georgia and Moldova.