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The recognition of Transnistria by Russia could facilitate a unification of Romania and Moldova, to which Russia is opposed. [29] Additionally, Transnistria is considerably further from Russia than Crimea, and it is landlocked, so Russia could only be connected to the territory through states that would be hostile to a hypothetical annexation. [9]
The state of Transnistria was created by local economic elites with special relations to the Soviet and later Russian political centre. [1]During the reign of Igor Smirnov (1991–2011) maintaining special relations with Russia was a priority of Transnistrian foreign policy. [2]
Furthermore, in 2022, amid an increase in tensions between Ukraine and Russia which served as a prelude to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, allegations by Ukrainian intelligence appeared that said Russia was trying to prepare "provocations" against the Russian soldiers in Transnistria in order to create a pretext for an invasion of Ukraine ...
The crisis in Transnistria – which could prompt thousands of residents to flee across the border – provides Russia with an opportunity to sow more chaos in Moldova, Popescu warned.
Since Russia cut the gas supply by up to half, Moldova has been giving its supply of Russian gas virtually free of charge to Transnistria, whose power plants then convert it to electricity to sell ...
A short war in the early 1990s led pro-Russia forces in Transnistria to declare a breakaway state. To this day, Russia stations about 1,500 troops in the region as so-called peacekeepers, who ...
Locator map of Moldova (green) and Transnistria (orange), the main parties of the Transnistria conflict. The 5+2 format, [1] also known as the 5+2 talks, [2] the 5+2 negotiations [3] and the 5+2 process, [4] is a diplomatic negotiation platform aimed at finding a solution to the Transnistria conflict between Moldova and the unrecognized state of Transnistria.
Transnistria is facing heating cuts after a halt in piped Russian natural-gas supplies to Europe via Ukraine. The gas halt follows Ukraine's decision not to renew a gas transit contract with Russia.