The Russian military-political leadership is likely preparing provocations in the Kremlin-controlled separatist region of Transnistria in Moldova. A "false flag" operation aims to destabilize the ...

Transnistria unilaterally adopted the Russian flag as one of its "national" symbols and kept the Soviet hammer and sickle on its own flag.

Experts have said Moscow may be setting the stage for a "false flag operation" in the breakaway Transnistria region of Moldova.

Transnistria contains most of Moldova's industrial infrastructure, but its economic potential is limited by its international isolation. It has its own currency, constitution, parliament, flag and ...

Russia has accused Moldova of plotting a military operation in Transnistria, a Russian-backed secessionist region, setting off concerns among some analysts that Moscow might be a “false flag ...

Russia, whose flag flutters widely elsewhere, helped prise Transnistria from Moldova in the early 1990s. Everyone assumes that its fate depends on whether Ukraine stands or falls.

Some argue that the gas crisis may lead to Transnistria's political collapse and reintegration into Moldova, dealing a blow to Russia 's regional influence. But analysts say that Transnistria's ...

Transnistria has accused Ukraine of trying to kill its president. The attempted attack on the region's president was allegedly organized by Ukraine's national security service.

Victor Pleșcanov has been in prison since June 2022, after displaying a Ukrainian flag on the balcony of his apartment. Pleșcanov lives in Transnistria, the unrecognised Russian-backed breakaway ...

The family of a Kremlin critic is speaking out about a harrowing crisis after living under the threat of violence and disappearance for months on end.