Transnistria - Wikipedia
Transnistria, officially known as the Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic and locally as Pridnestrovie, [d] is a landlocked breakaway state internationally recognized as part of Moldova. It controls most of the narrow strip of land between the Dniester river and the Moldova–Ukraine border, as well as some land on the other side of the river's bank.
Transnistria conflict - Wikipedia
The Transnistria conflict (Romanian: Conflictul din Transnistria; Russian: Приднестровский конфликт, romanized: Pridnestrovsky konflikt; Ukrainian: Придністровський конфлікт, romanized: Prydnistrovskyi konflikt) is an ongoing frozen conflict between Moldova and the unrecognized state of Transnistria.
A Russia-backed sliver of Moldova is fast running out of energy.
Jan 10, 2025 · In the capital of Transnistria, a self-declared microstate sandwiched between Moldova and Ukraine, the festive New Year’s lights have gone dark ahead of schedule. This separatist sliver of...
Moldova’s Gas Crisis Is Europe’s Headache - Carnegie Endowment …
Jan 16, 2025 · Russia is using Transnistria to destabilize Moldova and derail its EU accession process. While helping Chișinău tackle its energy crisis, Brussels should directly engage with Transnistria and factor it into its enlargement and economic policies.
Moldova–Transnistria relations - Wikipedia
Moldova–Transnistria relations are the political and economic relations between the Republic of Moldova and Transnistria (officially the Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic), an unrecognized state between the Dniester River and Ukraine.
Transnistria profile - BBC News
Oct 25, 2024 · Though dominated by Russian-speakers, around 40% of the population in Transnistria speak Moldovan, which is virtually identical to Romanian, as a first language.
Transnistria: Russia's Next Battlefront - Harvard International Review
Oct 21, 2024 · While Transnistria seeks incorporation into Russia, Moldova views Ukraine as its first line of defense against Russian aggression. The only way that Russia could engage in a full-scale invasion of Moldova would be securing Ukraine’s Black Sea …
The Transnistria crisis explained - Euractiv
Jan 8, 2025 · Moldova is trying to use the current energy crisis to draw the region closer, offering emergency aid, including generators, to Transnistria.
Transnistria is asking Russia for protection. Here’s what to know - CNN
Feb 28, 2024 · Transnistria, which illegally split from Moldova as the Soviet Union crumbled, has remained firmly within the Kremlin’s orbit while Moldova, which borders Ukraine, is bidding to join the...
How events in Moldova's breakaway Transnistria region raised …
Since Russia fully invaded Ukraine two years ago, a string of incidents in neighboring Moldova’s Russia-backed breakaway region of Transnistria have periodically raised the specter that …