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 in relation to Moldova, Ukraine, and Romania 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.During the dissolution of the Soviet Union, political tensions in …

Since the outbreak of the Transnistria conflict, there have been efforts and proposals to reincorporate the unrecognized state of Transnistria into Moldova. Following the Transnistrian War in the early 1990s, Transnistria assumed de facto independence supported by a Russian military presence.

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...

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...

Oct 21, 2024 · The autonomous region of Transnistria, located within Moldova, demonstrates a particular sensitivity to Russian influence and has a strong possibility of being Russia’s next target in a post-Russo-Ukrainian War world.

Mar 27, 2024 · The Kremlin routinely denies that it is trying to destabilize Moldova, but last week, Moldova expelled a Russian diplomat after Moscow opened six polling stations for its presidential election in Transnistria.

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.

Jan 1, 2025 · Transnistria split from the rest of Moldova in a short war as the Soviet Union fell apart. It still has Russian troops on its soil and an economy that's fully dependent on Russian gas, for which ...

Jan 8, 2025 · Transnistria, a breakaway Moldovan province loyal to Russia, has been in the headlines this week amid an energy crisis triggered by a recent Ukrainian decision to suspend a Russian gas deal via ...