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Mar 26, 2024 · Moldova does not share a border with Russia. Before 2014, Russia could access Transnistria by transiting Ukraine or via Moldova’s port on the River Danube. But these routes are now closed, and Chisinau has introduced tough checks on Russian military personnel moving through the capital’s airport.
Mar 10, 2022 · So narrow is the tightrope Gavrilița must walk that, while condemning Putin’s invasion and offering humanitarian assistance to Ukrainians, Moldova has stopped short of joining sanctions on Russia.
Jan 30, 2024 · Tuesday, January 30, 2024 / By: James Rupert. Publication Type: Analysis. Share This. Print the Page. As Ukraine defends its independence and democracy against Russia’s invasion, tiny Moldova confronts a parallel Russian “hybrid war” — and the past 12 weeks have sharpened this battle for Moldova in 2024.
Mar 29, 2022 · March 29, 2022, 2:53 PM. CHISINAU, Moldova—Russian President Vladimir Putin’s unprecedented attack on Ukraine has stoked unease within many European countries, particularly those with former...
- What Is Transnistria?
- What Happened There This Week, and Why Is It Important?
- What Could Happen Next?
- What Does This Mean For The West?
The breakaway region is a long and narrow sliver of land that extends between the eastern bank of the Dniester River in Moldovaand the southwestern border of Ukraine. It declared independence from then-Soviet Moldova in 1990. After the breakup of the Soviet Union in 1991, pro-Russian separatists in the region fought with Moldovan government forces....
On Monday, explosions rocked the headquarters of Transnistria’s state security ministry in Tiraspol. These were followed by more blasts on Tuesday at a broadcasting facility when two radio masts near the border with Ukraine were knocked out of service. The region’s authorities also reported an attack on a military unit, but did not say when it took...
Even before Russia invaded, some analysts and experts raised concerns that President Vladimir Putin may have his sights set on more than just Ukraine. As the Kremlin seeks to restore its influence over its neighbors, might other former Soviet republics become targets? A sudden flare-up of tensions in a largely Russian-speaking enclave could present...
Part of the Kremlin’s overarching strategy appears to be to test as many stress points as possible in the region, said Mathieu Boulegue, a specialist in Eurasian security and defense at Chatham House, a London think tank. “And Transnistria is definitely a soft spot because of the nature of the breakaway territory, because of the presence of Russian...
May 9, 2024 · last updated 9 May 2024. Moldova is braced for an escalation of Russian disinformation and destabilisation attempts ahead of a crucial presidential election and referendum on future membership...
Aug 15, 2022 · By Anne Applebaum. Laetitia Vancon / The New York Times / Redux. August 15, 2022. In the three decades since Moldova gained its independence, Russia has spent billions, perhaps trillions, of...
