The West can help Moldova protect its democracy, but that requires recognizing how Russia uses hybrid warfare and countering ...

Transnistria proclaimed independence from Moldova in 1990 and de-facto runs itself independently of Chisinau, the Moldovan capital, but is not internationally recognized.

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.

Moldovan President Maia Sandu said the Kremlin is investing in multiple political projects aimed at placing “its people” in ...

Transnistria broke away from Moldova during the collapse of the Soviet Union in the early 1990s, and the region is home to people who are linked almost equally to Russia, Romania and Moldova ...

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 with Ukraine.

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.

Explosions rattle a breakaway region in Moldova, raising fears of a broader war. The blasts in Transnistria, a region bordering Ukraine that is run by Russia-backed separatists, have fueled talk ...

Transnistria, a small, breakaway region of Moldova, is sandwiched between Moldova and Ukraine along its southwestern border. Three explosions were reported on April 25 and 26, 2022, in Transnistria.

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 ...

Transnistria, a 249-mile long strip of land at the border with Ukraine inhabited by some 470,000 people, is internationally recognized as part of Moldova but has been under the control of ...

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.