During a January 18 meeting of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) Joint Control Commission (JCC), Moldovan delegation members called for an investigation into Russian peacekeepers. They raised concerns about the use of small arms, drones, and imitation weapons during a 22 December 2023 exercise where the peacekeepers were supposedly defending their outpost in the Moldovan security zone.

The milblogger contended that Moldovan pressure was aligned with the goal of forcibly reintegrating Transnistria into Moldova, echoing recent statements by Transnistrian President Vadim Krasnoselsky. These assertions, both from the milblogger and Krasnoselsky, appear to be part of an information campaign with the intent of destabilizing Moldova. Moldova shares a border with NATO member Romania, and this narrative could potentially be used to justify any future Russian escalation in the region.