The separatist leader in Tiraspol, Vadim Krasnoselski, is reportedly planning to return to the Republic of Moldova with his wife. According to pulsmedia.md, he is said to have tickets booked for November 15.
Krasnoselski’s family is reportedly due to make a stopover in Istanbul, Turkey. The constitutional authorities have not commented on these reports.
Vadim Krasnoselski was presented with an award by Vladimir Putin in Moscow on November 4. The separatist leader traveled to Russia under the pretext of negotiating gas prices.
Vasile Tofan later reported that the authorities in Chișinău had thwarted the Kremlin’s plans to portray Vadim Krasnoselski as a victim of repression. Rather than banning him from entering the country, they would bar him from leaving for five years if he returned. The legal basis for the decision was not made public.