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Moldova has withdrawn border guards and customs officers from four border checkpoints due to Russian attacks.
Moldova's Minister of Internal Affairs, Daniela Misail-Niculescu, stated that the authorities are considering the possibility of relocating Ukrainian border checkpoints onto Moldovan territory. According to her, this would help reduce risks related to the war in Ukraine and Russian attacks near the Moldovan border, NewsMaker reports.
Misail-Niculescu also explained that, due to the intensification of Russian attacks on border areas of Ukraine, Moldova has withdrawn its border guards and customs officers from four checkpoints located on Ukrainian territory. She also said that Chisinau is discussing with Kyiv the possibility of transferring Ukrainian border guards to Moldovan territory so that both sides can jointly monitor the border.
In particular, Misail-Niculescu emphasized that these steps are the necessary minimum to reduce risks associated with the war in Ukraine and attacks near the state border.
“Currently, as I have already said, there are two checkpoints. This is the result of agreements reached with the Ukrainian side. Of course, in the future, in the mid-term perspective, we will analyze other checkpoints, depending on the level of risk from incidents that have already occurred,” Misail-Niculescu said.
As a reminder, Ukraine's Ministry of Development of Communities, Territories and Infrastructure has stated that it is negotiating with neighboring countries about the possibility of relocating border checkpoints onto their territory due to regular Russian attacks. First Deputy Minister for Recovery, Infrastructure and Transport Serhiy Derkach said that Ukraine is discussing with neighboring countries the possibility of moving border checkpoints onto their territory as an alternative. This would help reduce congestion of transport and civilians in areas under threat of attacks.
According to Derkach, such a decision would also simplify freight transport, support uninterrupted logistics operations, and accelerate movement of goods through faster customs control. Earlier it was reported that during air alerts, for safety reasons, operations at border checkpoints in areas under threat of Russian strikes would be temporarily suspended. Russians also strike border areas, including near border checkpoints.
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