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Basescu: Putin's objective is to create a much larger Transnistria in eastern Ukraine
President Traian Basescu said on Thursday evening at Cotroceni Palace that Romania condemns Russia's support for separatists in Ukraine, opining that the objective of Russia's President Vladimir Putin is to create a much larger Transnistria in eastern Ukraine.
Rebels Said to Have Opened New Front in Ukraine with Russian Help
Pro-Russian rebels in Ukraine have entered the key port of Novoazovsk on the Sea of Azov, opening a new front in their fighting with government forces.
According to reports from journalists and military on the ground Novoazovsk has been captured by the rebels who are now believed to be advancing towards the port of Mariupol, the BBC said.