After a short war in the early 1990s, Transnistria declared independence from Moldova, where today’s pro-Western government has firmly opposed Russian President Vladimir Putin’s war with Ukraine.

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.

Held under NATO auspices, the exercises aim to boost combat readiness and interoperability among allied and partner nations.

Four left-wing and center-left parties in Moldova will unite in a pro-Russian electoral bloc for the upcoming parliamentary ...

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov on Jan. 9 blamed Ukraine and Moldova for Transnistria's gas crisis. Some 1,500 high-rise buildings in Transnistria were without heating and hot water on Jan. 4, ...

Transnistria has faced major problems due to the cessation of Russian gas transit through Ukraine. However, back in December, Moldova offered to buy European gas for the region, at its own expense ...

Visiting the breakaway republic of Transnistria in Moldova is akin to stepping back in time to the old USSR before it dissolved - a land of soviet style buildings, communist relics, and stodgy cuisine ...

After splitting from Moldova in 1990 as the Soviet Union crumbled, Transnistria has relied entirely on Russian gas – delivered through Ukraine’s pipelines, mostly free of charge – to keep ...

Since Russia invaded Ukraine two years ago, fears have risen in neighboring Moldova that it could also be in Moscow’s crosshairs. Like Ukraine, Moldova is a former Soviet republic that has ...

In the capital of Transnistria, a Kremlin-backed microstate sandwiched between Moldova and Ukraine, the festive New Year’s lights have gone dark ahead of schedule. This separatist sliver of ...

BUCHAREST, Romania — State security services in Moldova’s Russia-backed breakaway region of Transnistria said Friday that a drone attacked a military unit close to the border with Ukraine ...