Vadim Krasnoselsky

Amidst escalating tensions in the region, Transnistria, the self-proclaimed state bordering Moldova, is considering convening a new "referendum" on potential annexation by Russia. The possibility of such a move has raised concerns about the destabilization of the region and its implications for international relations.

The separatist leader in Transnistria Vadim Krasnoselsky on Friday said he was proposing Alexander Rosenberg, the former Minister of Agriculture, as Prime Minister, after Alexander Martinov was fired on Thursday.

President Maia Sandu said after a meeting of Moldova's Supreme Security Council on Tuesday that explosions in Transnistria for two days in a row "show that there are tensions between various forces" that are interested in destabilising the breakaway region, where Russian troops have been based since the collapse of the Soviet Union.

The current leader of the breakaway region of Transnistria, Vadim Krasnoselsky, won so-called presidential elections on Sunday with 79 per cent of the votes, after most potential rivals were eliminated from the race and with few foreign observers.

The State Border Guard Service of Ukraine announced on Thursday that it was sending reinforcements to the border with Moldova amid a worsening dispute between Ukraine and Russia that has triggered fears of all-out war.

"Rapid Response Units are working out practical elements of protection of the Ukrainian-Moldovan border," the Ukrainian Border Guard press release said.

The breakaway region of Transnistria in Moldova on Sunday staged parliamentary elections for the seventh Supreme Council (local parliament) since 1992, in which only a minority of voters cast ballots.

Vadim Krasnoselsky told foreign diplomats on Tuesday evening that the breakaway region wants to launch an international lawsuit over "the aggression against the people of Transnistria".

He said that Transnistria will ask for compensation.

Moldova's breakaway region of Transnistria celebrated the 28th anniversary from its so-called independence on September 2, 1990, on Sunday.

Moldova's pro-Russian President Igor Dodon on Thursday met Igor Chaika, son of Russian General Prosecutor Yury Chaika, and a wealthy businessman, to discuss business opportunities for Russian investors in Moldova. The duo met at the economic forum in St Petersburg.

Russia's Central Election Commission is sending 192,000 ballot papers to Moldova's breakaway region of Transnistria, where people with Russian citizenship will be able to vote in the March 18 presidential elections.

The leader of the region, Vadim Krasnoselsky, said on Monday in Moscow that Transnistria wants to provide more votes than ever before at the Russian presidential polls.