Moldovan MP Carp says a protest note was sent to Ukraine over border guards on the Dniester; Moldova's Foreign Ministry denies sending it
Place: Holosnita, Moldova–Ukraine borderRegion: Moldova and Romaniaautomatic summary
Where the versions diverge
RIA Novosti presents the sending of a protest note as an established fact on the word of MP Carp; the Moldovan Foreign Ministry's denial, which came the next day, is absent from the Russian reports in the sample. Ukrainian and independent sources report both Carp's statement and the ministry's denial. Only the independent outlet gives the Ukrainian border service's explanation that the boat drifted to the Moldovan bank.
What Russia reports
automatic summary RIA Novosti reports as fact that Moldova sent Ukraine a protest note over an incident in which Ukrainian border guards crossed the border while pursuing a man, citing Lilian Carp, chair of the parliamentary national security committee. In his words, the illegal border crossing by a Ukrainian citizen does not justify the actions of the border guards, which "do not fit any ethical norms". The Moldovan Foreign Ministry's denial is not given in the Russian reports in the sample.
“Молдавия направила Украине ноту протеста из-за инцидента с украинскими пограничниками, которые пересекли границу, преследуя мужчину”
“Насколько мне известно, Министерство иностранных дел направило ноту протеста по поводу этого незаконного пересечения”
- Молдавия направила Украине ноту протеста из-за инцидента с пограничниками — RIA Novosti, 19 October, 21:10
What Ukraine reports
automatic summary Ukrainska Pravda, citing Yevropeiska Pravda, relays Carp's statement about the protest note: the Ukrainian border guards allowed themselves to cross the state border line, which he called a gross violation, although, he said, Ukrainian citizens have repeatedly crossed into Moldova illegally since the start of the invasion. The next day Suspilne, citing the outlet Timpul, reported that Moldova's Foreign Ministry had denied this: no protest note was sent, and the issues are being discussed through official channels.
“Ми бачимо спробу українських прикордонників, які, на жаль, дозволили собі перетнути лінію державного кордону, що є грубим порушенням.”
“в рамках врегулювання цієї ситуації нота протесту не надсилалася”
- У Молдові заявили про ноту протесту Україні через інцидент із прикордонниками на Дністрі — Ukrainska Pravda, 19 October, 18:56
- МЗС Молдови спростувало інформацію про надсилання ноти протесту Києву — Suspilne, 20 October, 11:03
What independent sources report
automatic summary The Kyiv Independent writes that Moldova's Foreign Ministry denied sending a protest note, contradicting Carp, and that the matter is being handled through established channels. The outlet recalls the circumstances: two Ukrainian border guards in a motorboat ended up in Moldova while trying to detain a man crossing the Dniester near Holosnita; Moldovan border police detained them, prosecutors opened a case, and the guards were later returned to Ukraine. According to Ukraine's State Border Guard Service, low water and an engine failure caused the boat to drift to the Moldovan bank.
“Moldova's Foreign Ministry denied sending a diplomatic protest to Ukraine”
“low water levels and an engine failure caused the border”
- Moldova denies sending protest note to Ukraine over border guards' Dniester crossing — Kyiv Independent, 20 October, 04:16
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