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.

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) ...

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.

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.

Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Head of Transdniestria Vadim Krasnoselsky takes part in a ceremony marking the Defender of the Fatherland Day in Tiraspol, Moldova's breakaway region of Transdniestria ...

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.

Russian-backed separatists split from Moldova as the Soviet Union collapsed in the early 1990s, ... When the gas was cut to his multi-storey apartment complex in Tiraspol, the main city, Boris, ...

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 ...

CHISINAU, Moldova — 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 ...

Moldova gained its internationally recognized independence in 1992, and Transnistria remained its own de facto state in spite of a lack of international endorsement.

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.