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Russia–Transnistria relations are the bilateral relations between the Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic (Transnistria), an unrecognised breakaway state that is internationally recognised as part of Moldova, and the Russian Federation. Russia does not officially recognise the independence of Transnistria; nevertheless, Russia maintains special ...
Transnistria's economy was entirely dependant on free Russian gas, [1] [6] [9] [12] [13] which it used to produce electricity to sell to Moldova, process metal in the Moldova Steel Works in Rîbnița and charge its own population even if at reduced prices, [9] and the termination of this supply of gas had the potential to collapse Transnistria ...
The Russian Federation maintains an unknown number of soldiers in Transnistria, an unrecognized breakaway state internationally recognized as part of Moldova. This Russian military presence dates back to 1992, when the 14th Guards Army intervened in the Transnistria War in support of the Transnistrian separatist forces.
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.
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 ...
Moldova’s Deputy Prime Minister Nicu Popescu said in a Thursday briefing with journalists that the country is facing a “very dangerous new moment” after a series of explosions in the ...
This sparked the Transnistria War, in which Russian-backed Transnistria managed to stay separate from Moldova. Despite this, today Transnistria is legally and internationally considered part of Moldova. Following Russia's annexation of Crimea in 2014, hopes in Transnistria that Russia would annex its territory as well grew. Transnistria has a ...
Transnistria has kept to the Russian educational standards, mainly using the Russian curriculum. [ 179 ] Higher education diplomas issued by Transnistrian authorities are not recognised by most countries, resulting in graduates being unable to obtain well-paid jobs in Moldova or Western countries, leaving Russia as the default location for ...