Russia has long used its plentiful energy resources as a tool to exert control over the region, where independence from Russian energy is tied to political sovereignty.

A brief explainer of everything you need to know about the region, its worsening crisis and why it all matters to the rest of Europe.

Eurotopics: Transnistria Freezes after Ukrainian Gas Transit Ends The transit of Russian gas through Ukrainian pipelines to Europe came to an end at the start of the new year after Kyiv refused to ...

CHIȘINĂU — For the first time in three decades, Moldova thinks it finally has the leverage to kick Russia out of the country. But it comes with a quandary: how to do that without unleashing a ...

Moldova, a former Soviet republic with aspirations to join the European Union, fears that it could 'also be in Moscow's crosshairs' following the Russian invasion of neighboring Ukraine in 2022.

Ion Marandici, a scholar who studies conflict resolution and Eastern Europe, said he's skeptical that Transnistria could be reintegrated into Moldova by 2030, when Moldova hopes to become a full ...

Transnistria is sometimes dubbed the “original frozen conflict”, as it was the first former Soviet region where Moscow stationed soldiers after a brief Russia-backed secessionist war from ...

‘President’ of Transnistria speaks of ‘genocide’ Whenever these operations are threatened, the region's powerless parliament, the Supreme Council of Transnistria, or other forums come together and ask ...

Kremlin-linked Moldovan politician Renato Usatii demanded snap elections. However, the majority of the people living in Transnistria are not supportive of increasing the level of conflict.

Moldova's government has repeatedly said it is committed to a peaceful solution of the Transnistria conflict. It also says it has been making "small steps" towards Moldova's "economic reintegration".

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.