Transnistria, which broke away after a short war in 1992 and is not recognized by most countries, also declared its own state of emergency this week in case the region does not receive gas supplies.

The unrecognized republic of Transnistria has asked Russia to officially recognize documents it issues ... and assistance from the guarantor country we want to join, without Russia’s helping ...

which hold about 20,000 tonnes of munitions stored there after the withdrawal of Soviet troops from European countries, were attacked. Transnistria’s authorities recognized these incidents as ...