While Moldova distanced itself from Russia in the final years of the USSR and grew closer to neighboring Romania, Transnistria sought to hold on to its Soviet ties and declared its independence in ...

Transnistria, an unrecognized breakaway region between Moldova and Ukraine, operates autonomously with its own government, ...

As a result, Transnistria remains a "country that doesn't exist" on official maps, sustained largely by Russian support, and existing in a unique cultural and political gray area.

In the capital of Transnistria, a Kremlin-backed microstate sandwiched between Moldova and Ukraine, the festive New Year’s lights have gone dark ahead of schedule. This separatist sliver of ...

CHISINAU, Moldova -Moldovans dismissed talk of tensions on Feb 29, a day after pro-Russian rebel officials in the country’s breakaway region of Transnistria appealed to Russia for “protection ...

Alexandru Flenchea, a former deputy prime minister of Moldova who was responsible for trying to reintegrate Transnistria, said that Russia was not yet ready to abandon the region, valuing its use ...

Moldova’s prime minister on Sunday said she is “very worried” about Russia invading her country next as it makes advances in Ukraine’s east and south, near the Moldova-Ukraine border.

World Moldova keeps cool after Russia ‘protection’ call. By. AFP. Published. February 29, 2024 ...

Russia has maintained a military presence in the Moldovan region of Transnistria for decades, over the central government’s objections, as Putin has declined to implement a pledge to withdraw ...