East Bank flashpoint in Trans-Dniester raises Soviet split fears
The report outlines rising conflict since the Soviet collapse, with Russian speaking separatists and Moldovan forces clashing as hundreds are feared dead. Yeltsin warns Moscow cannot stay idle. cease fire calls come from Yeltsin Snegur and regional leaders.
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Ethnic Unrest Across Former Soviet Union Review
Moscow reports review outlines ethnic turmoil in the former Soviet Union. Nagorno Karabakh cites 1500 plus deaths in four years of Armenia Azerbaijan fighting over a 1700 square mile enclave. South Ossetia seeks union with Ossetians in Russia. Trans-Dniester hosts a secessionist Moldovan region fearing Romanian unification. Gagauz in southern Moldova challenges moves to Romanian official status. Tatarstan, a 2.7 million autonomous republic east of Moscow, is noted.
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