When Moldova became independent the following year, Russia quickly inserted itself as a so-called “peacekeeping force” in Transnistria, sending troops in to back pro-Moscow separatists there.

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 ...

Moscow may instigate a crisis in Moldova's Russian-occupied Transnistria region to destabilize the country ahead of parliamentary elections scheduled for September, Moldovan President Maia Sandu ...

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

Transnistria contains most of Moldova's industrial infrastructure, but its economic potential is limited by its international isolation. It has its own currency, constitution, ...

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov on Jan. 9 blamed Ukraine and Moldova for Transnistria's gas crisis. Some 1,500 high-rise buildings in Transnistria were without heating and hot water on Jan. 4, ...

On the evening of July 9, US President Donald Trump wrote a letter to Moldovan President Maya Sandu in which he informed ...

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 ...

NATO has addressed reports from Moldova about a possible Russian troop buildup in Transnistria, saying the alliance currently sees no military threat to the country. The statement came during a closed ...

"Who is behind those attacks is clear to all of us here," European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said.

You won’t find Transnistria labeled on a lot of maps. In the eyes of almost the entire world, it’s not a real country; it’s just a rogue region of Moldova that has acted independently since ...

Parliamentary elections will be held in Moldova this autumn. And it is already obvious that the election campaign, which has not yet officially started, will be clearly geopolitical in nature. The pro ...