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Transnistria, a pro-Russian breakaway region in Moldova, made an appeal to Moscow for protection on Wednesday amid worsening tensions with the pro-Western government in Chișinău.
A soccer team from Moldova's breakaway region of Transdniester has taken the sports world by storm with their success in Europe's top club competition. But behind the success of Sheriff Tiraspol ...
Pro-Russian rebels in a separatist sliver of Moldova have asked President Vladimir Putin to protect their region from what they claim are threats from Moldova’s pro-Western government.
TIRASPOL, Moldova -- The deal involved Europe's biggest Soviet army weapons cache, Russia's prime minister and the leader of a separatist enclave in Moldova known as a gunrunner's haven.
In Tiraspol, phone signals from Moldova don't register, despite the 'border' being only 20km away. The territory has a reputation for corruption, organised crime and smuggling.
This separatist sliver of Moldova will run out of energy in three weeks, the head of its Russia-backed government has said. ... Instead, Tiraspol is attempting to pin the crisis on Chisinau.
Moldova's Russia-led breakaway republic — in Vladimir Putin's speech on Feb. 29, Moldovans sighed with relief. ... 2023 in Tiraspol, Moldova. (Peter Dench/Getty Images) ...
Tiraspol is, instead, the capital of Transnistria, a breakaway republic that the world recognizes as part of Moldova. But Transnistria itself recognizes a separate hammer-and-sickle flag and a ...
Moldova, which supports Ukraine, says Moscow could use an alternative route to continue supplies. ... Tiraspol, would be permitted to operate at night, when strain on the power grid is lower.
Moldova's national police force has opened a homicide investigation after an opposition leader in the Russia-backed breakaway region of Transnistria was found fatally shot at his home, authorities ...