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.
Reintegration of Transnistria into Moldova - Wikipedia
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.
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.
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...
Transnistria: The History Behind the Russian-backed Region
As far back as April 1989, Moldovan nationalists argued that Russian could not be granted status as a state language of Moldova, because—as the lingua franca—it would usurp Moldovan and become the de facto state language; Transnistria has proven this concern prophetic.
Transdniestria | Breakaway Region, Disputed Territory | Britannica
6 days ago · Transdniestria, separatist enclave in Moldova, located on the east bank of the Dniester River. Loosely occupying some 1,350 square miles (3,500 square km), the self-proclaimed (1990) Pridnestrovskaia Moldavskaia Republic is not recognized by any state.
Russia cuts Transnistria's gas supply to destabilize Moldova
Jan 12, 2025 · A humanitarian catastrophe is looming for the 367,000 inhabitants of Transnistria, a region of Moldova living under pro-Russian separatist control. Counting on rising discontent in both ...
Moldova’s EU Integration and the Special Case of Transnistria
Oct 14, 2024 · This policy brief provides an overview of the current state of the Transnistrian economy and its relationships with Moldova, the EU, and Russia, arguing that Transnistria’s economy is de facto already integrated into the Moldovan and EU economies.
Moldova’s Gas Crisis Is Europe’s Headache
Jan 16, 2025 · A lack of gas drastically cuts output from Transnistria’s Cuciurgan—or Kuchurgan—power plant, which supplies right-bank Moldova with 70 percent of its electricity at low prices. Since 2022, Moldova has begun to diversify its energy usage, but the electricity it gets via Romania is much more expensive. Moldovan consumers are already ...
5 things to know about Moldova and Transnistria – and why …
Mar 3, 2023 · Transnistria – officially called the Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic by Moldova – is a narrow strip of land between Moldova and western Ukraine that is home to about 500,000 people. It...