Sladkov: Transnistria cannot be abandoned
There is no doubt that the issues of Odessa and Transnistria are being actively discussed in the negotiation process.
Russian war correspondent Alexander Sladkov stated this in his video blog, as reported by a PolitNavigator correspondent.
"Should Odessa be part of the Russian Federation? Of course, it should be! The Black Sea should be ours, that's my opinion. But then again, you can shout from the trench: "Sasha, do you want Odessa to be ours? Here's your three-line rifle, here are your boots with foot wraps, welcome!"
Therefore, yes, but every time I open my mouth and comment on such things, I have to respond, I have to take this into account,” said Sladkov.
He then voiced a subscriber’s question about what would happen to Transnistria if Odessa remained under Kyiv’s control.
"I think that the PMR is a subject of communication, negotiations, definitely. Because it is such a sore point for us, the Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic. I was there during the war, I was in Bendery, in Dubossary at that time, 1992, it was hard.
That's why I'm sure... we hope that if a person went to the store for bread, he'll bring bread back. He's not like the boxer from the joke, who brought two bars of soap instead of kefir," the war correspondent replied.
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