Pro-Russian rebels in a separatist sliver of Moldova have asked President Vladimir Putin to protect their region from what they claim are threats from Moldova’s government. Transnistria, which ...

Transnistria has managed to avoid embroiling itself in the Ukraine war, despite the billions of dollars in subsidies it receives from Moscow, the 1,500 Russian peacekeeping troops on its soil and ...

By Iulian Ernst in Bucharest Authorities in the breakaway region of Transnistria, in eastern Moldova, are seeking a loan of over €122mn to cover a deepening budget deficit after Russia halted its long ...

Transnistria, a pro-Russian breakaway region in Moldova, made an appeal to Moscow for protection on Wednesday amid worsening tensions with the pro-Western government in Chișinău.

Transnistria, historically under the sovereignty of the Russian Empire, which had just joined Bessarabia (Moldova) in 1940, “did not agree with this decision”, Dirun added.

"All these years, Russia has been using the residents of Transnistria and can provoke an even greater crisis at any moment if it suits its plans in Moldova," Sandu said. "We can expect this crisis ...

Ukrainian men fleeing conscription are being detained and questioned in Transnistria by security forces linked to Russia, ...

He has expressed his support for Transnistria being a part of Russia on numerous occasions. In October 2024, he said a confederation could be a solution to the decades-long Transnistrian conflict.

A decades-long Russian-Ukrainian transit gas deal to Europe ended on Jan. 1. For now, the most acute effects are being felt in a region called Transnistria, on the eastern edge of Moldova.

VARNIȚA, Moldova — The buzzing sound of chainsaws and generators is now common in Varnița, a village of 5,000 that borders Moldova's Russian-controlled region of Transnistria. Located next to ...