Unsettling loose words from a Russian commander (from Wapo)
RIGA, Latvia - A Russian commander said Friday that Moscow wants to take (full control) of eastern and southern Ukraine, in part so it could have a path to neighboring Moldova - raising fears that the nearly two-month war could spill outside of Ukrainian borders.
The comments from Rustam Minnekayev, deputy commander of Russias Central Military District, seemed to hint that the Kremlin - which has been stymied in its bid to take over the Ukrainian capital - still wants to conquer wide swaths of its neighbors land, and potentially threaten the nations that lie beyond. They drew swift condemnation from Moldova, where residents have worried since the beginning of the war they could be next in the Kremlin crosshairs.