{"id":515231,"date":"2022-11-08T16:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-11-08T14:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ipn.md\/igor-botan-russias-possibilities-in-separatist-region-decreased-drastically\/"},"modified":"2026-07-18T16:13:45","modified_gmt":"2026-07-18T13:13:45","slug":"igor-botan-russias-possibilities-in-separatist-region-decreased-drastically","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ipn.md\/en\/igor-botan-russias-possibilities-in-separatist-region-decreased-drastically\/","title":{"rendered":"Igor Bo\u021ban: Russia\u2019s possibilities in separatist region decreased drastically"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"margin-bottom:13px\">The ECHR decisions say that Russia is de-facto responsible for what is going on in the districts from the left side of the Nistru. But the surroundings Russia created through the war in Ukraine drastically reduced its possibilities of influencing things here, while the separatist regime in Tiraspol cannot exist without the support of its creators, Igor Bo\u021ban, the standing expert of IPN\u2019s project, stated in a <u><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=wsh7w7hRLYU\" target=\"_blank\">public debate<\/a><\/u> staged by IPN News Agency.<\/p>\n<p>According to the expert, the things are clear: the citizens are one thing and the regime is another thing. \u201cWith the citizens from Transnistria, we are allies. We no way antagonize them or make their life more difficult and harsher,\u201d he stated.<\/p>\n<p>As to the reintegration process, the expert said he agrees with his panel mate Gheorghe B\u0103lan\u2019s opinion that a fund should be created for reintegrating the usurped territory and that the authorities and the development partners should pursue a particle policy. He referred to Germany\u2019s experience in reunifying its states. \u201cThe fund was projected for 30 years with US$2 trillion. Similar policies are pursued by South Korea,\u201d stated Igor Bo\u021ban, noting that the costs are enormous in this case too.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut we should have a policy for communicating with our citizens from the left side. The years-long policy pursued by Russia, which transformed the hydrocarbons into a weapon, leads to the increasing isolation of this country. The prospects of the Transnistrian administration turn gloomier, also due to the circumstances that force the Republic of Moldova to diversify the gas and electricity supply sources. All these taken together diminish Russia\u2019s impact and influence on the region that, as we said, is 70% dependent on the Russian Federation economically. If Russia\u2019s share in the supply of gas and other resources decreases, the prospects of the administration from the left side become depressing, while the policies promoted insistently by the Moldovan authorities have chances to be successful. Everything depends on the way in which we plan our actions for the population from Moldova\u2019s eastern districts\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>The expert noted that given that Moldova\u2019s potential is modest, the authorities should follow the recommendations of the development partners, especially those who take part in the \u201c5+2\u201d format. It would be a mistake for Moldova to ignore these recommendations. The efforts should be coordinated with the partners involved in this process as this is beneficial. Such an approach could be rejected by the citizens who want the problem to be solved swiftly, not yet by the persons who deal with the Transnistrian settlement professionally.<\/p>\n<p>As to the cut in gas supplies, Igor Bo\u021ban said the given action shows that Russia is interested in destabilizing the Republic of Moldova and its capacity to support the separatist region with other instruments. \u201cI think Russia\u2019s influence in Transnistria diminished considerably,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>In another development, the expert invoked \u201cthe argument of perspectives\u201d: the Transnistrian region is considered the homeland of \u201cservice members and pensioners\u201d with young people recruited to go to the \u201cRussian field\u201d, while on the right side, European integration policies are implemented, Moldova\u2019s Europeans perspective is recognized by the international community and the country can cope with the problems with the support of the development partners.<\/p>\n<p>The public debate entitled \u201cChisinau-Tiraspol relationship amid worsening crises: new opportunities and dangers\u201d was the 266th installment of IPN\u2019s project \u201cDeveloping Political Culture through Public Debates\u201d that is supported by the Hanns Seidel Foundation.<\/p>\n<div id=\"related_pages_keyphrase\" style=\"display:none;\">Dezbaterea 266<\/div>\n<div class=\"related_articles\">\n<div class=\"related_articles_title\">See related articles:<\/div>\n<ol>\n<li> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.old.ipn.md\/en\/oleg-serebrian-to-tiraspol-if-we-are-both-in-the-8004_1093267.html\" target=\"_blank\">Oleg Serebrian to Tiraspol: If we are both in the same boat, let\u2019s not unbalance it<\/a><\/li>\n<li> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.old.ipn.md\/en\/gheorghe-balan-a-fund-for-moldovas-reintegration-should-be-8004_1093264.html\" target=\"_blank\">Gheorghe B\u0103lan: A fund for Moldova\u2019s reintegration should be created<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The ECHR decisions say that Russia is de-facto responsible for what is going on in the districts from the left side of the Nistru. 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