would they still need a pretext to invade? why would they need a false flag operation or is that just their motus operandi. i think it all goes into the narrative, the false flag, got to justify it to the russian population. a lot of the world that isn t the west and focused if you will on not necessarily totally against what is going on there. so i think a lot of it is disinformation, but there is also a elemental aspect of transinistria used to be the old west arabia if you will and the old soviet union so there s a lot of it, it s potential, they re trying to sell it, if you will to their own people and the world. fascinating. general peter zwack, appreciate it, coming up, exclusive reporting at home, cnn obtained
this stretch of territory exists in this way, war fought there in the early 90s, a peace deal struck which means it s in and out autonomous, though still part of moldova, not recognized internationally as independent state but there are russian soldiers there and soviet weapons too and has been this concern from the outset expressed by ukraine it could be brought into the war, and what they worry about is a new front. particularly, if russia is trying to carve out this stretch all the way across, will do it from the east and potentially these forces can do it from the west. phil black, appreciate it, thank you very much. joined now by retired military general peter zwack, you heard phil talking about transistria, what is the possibility of a second front opening up, is that at all likely? i it is a possibility. likely, i would hesitate to use