Russia offers to mediate peace deal for Moldova
Russia said on Friday it wants to help solve a separatist conflict in ex-Soviet Moldova, part of a drive to prove that despite its war with Georgia it can still act as an honest broker among its neighbours. Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, who served as president until May this year and retains much of his influence, met Moldovan President Vladimir Voronin to discuss the conflict with the breakaway Transdniestria region.
