Oleg Serebrian: The digging of trenches by the Ukrainians near the border with the Republic of Moldova is a defense action, not an attack
Ukraine's actions on the border with the Republic of Moldova are defensive, the Deputy Prime Minister for Reintegration, Oleg Serebrian, told RLIVE. The representative of the Government also added that the Ukrainian military forces located near the Transnistrian segment of the Moldovan-Ukrainian border are aimed at countering a possible attack from the Transnistrian side. According to Oleg Serebrian, the digging of trenches by the Ukrainians on the border is, likewise, an action of defense, not of attack.