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 …
Moldovans grapple with outages as energy crisis grips pro-Russia …
Jan 10, 2025 · Moldova’s government this week announced plans to connect more than a dozen towns and villages under Chisinau’s control that are interconnected with energy infrastructure …
How events in Moldova's breakaway Transnistria ... - Associated Press News
After a short war in the early 1990s, Transnistria declared independence from Moldova, where today’s pro-Western government has firmly opposed Russian President Vladimir Putin’s war …
Transnistria: Breakaway Moldovan region cuts heating and hot …
Jan 1, 2025 · The breakaway Moldovan region of Transnistria cut heating and hot water supplies to households on Wednesday after Russia stopped supplying gas via Ukraine.
Transnistria tensions: Will Russia try to annex Moldova’s …
Feb 28, 2024 · Transnistria has been under the control of separatist authorities since 1992, and is home to about 470,000 people. Moldovan authorities have dismissed its demand as a …
Moldova faces multiple threats from Russia as it turns toward EU ...
Mar 10, 2024 · Tensions have also periodically soared in Moldova’s Russia-backed breakaway region of Transnistria — a thin strip of land bordering Ukraine that isn’t recognized by any U.N. …
Turmoil in Transnistria: What might Putin want with a ... - NBC News
NBC News looks at what happened in Transnistria and whether it could become a new flashpoint in Russia’s invasion. What is Transnistria? The breakaway region is a long and narrow sliver of...
A Breakaway Region of Moldova Asks Russia for Protection - The …
Feb 28, 2024 · Ukraine sealed its border with Transnistria, leaving Moldova, whose internationally recognized borders include the territory, as the only way in or out.
A Russia-backed sliver of Moldova is fast running out of energy.
Jan 10, 2025 · 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 …
Russia cuts Transnistria's gas supply to destabilize Moldova
Jan 12, 2025 · On a street in Tiraspol, in the breakaway region of Transnistria in Moldova, January 4, 2025. VLADISLAV BACHEV Closed schools, freezing homes, power cuts, …