(16.3.) The DCBI — which was first announced at a NATO summit in September — aims to help NATO project stability without the deployment of large combat forces and is part of the alliance‘s overall contribution to international security, stability, and conflict prevention.(…)
Russia has threatened that Moldova’s drive for closer European integration could cause it to lose control of its breakaway pro-Russian region of Transdniester.
Russia maintains about 1,200 troops in Transdniester.