Tensions Rise Between Moldova and Russia as Transnistria Fears ...
2 days ago · Internationally recognized as part of Moldova, Transnistria declared independence at the end of the Soviet Union and has been reliant on Moscow's financial support ever since. Russia has around ...
Short of Heat and Power, the Breakaway Region of Transnistria …
1 day ago · An energy crisis in Transnistria, a pro-Russian territory between Moldova and Ukraine, erupted on Jan. 1 when Moscow stopped supplying natural gas through a pipeline running across Ukraine.
Russian gas shipments through Ukraine end; creating trouble for ...
1 day ago · With temperatures dipping below freezing this week in Moldova's Russian-backed breakaway region of Transnistria, the end of an agreement to ship natural gas from Russia through Ukraine has led to ...
A Gas Cutoff Sends Shivers Through a Russian-Backed Breakaway …
3 days ago · A woman walking on the train lines on Friday in Bender, Transnistria. ... Map locates Transnistria, Moldova, and its capital, Tiraspol. The capital of Moldova, Chisinau, is also shown.
Thousands without heating in Moldova’s breakaway Transnistria …
5 days ago · The head of Moldova’s breakaway region Transnistria has urged residents to burn firewood for heating and warned that blackouts cannot be avoided, after Moscow stopped supplying gas via Ukraine.
Moldovans fear looming energy shortage as Russia halts gas …
Dec 31, 2024 · The cessation will stop gas flowing to the Kuciurgan power plant, the country’s largest, which is situated in the separatist pro-Russian Transnistria region. The gas-operated plant generates electricity that powers a significant portion of Moldova proper.
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 join the European...
How events in Moldova's breakaway Transnistria region raised …
Mar 27, 2024 · 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.
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 propaganda move and...
Officials in Moldova's breakaway Transnistria blame Ukrainian …
Mar 17, 2024 · A drone strike at a military installation in Moldova’s breakaway republic of Transnistria on Sunday destroyed a helicopter and ignited a fire, authorities in the pro-Russia region said. The area’s pro-Russia officials blamed the strike on Ukraine.