Moldova dismisses reported drone strike in breakaway enclave as provocation
Chisinau, Moldova Reuters Officials in Moldova’s pro-Russian, separatist Transdniestria enclave said a drone launched from Ukraine’s Odesa region blew up a helicopter on military territory on Sunday, local media said, but pro-European Moldova immediately dismissed the report. The official Moldovan body that deals with Transdniestria, and a Ukrainian official, portrayed the incident at Tiraspol, the […]
Essay: Five things to know about Moldova and Transnistria – and why Russia’s war in Ukraine is threatening their security, too
In an article first published on The Conversation, US-based scholar of Eastern European politics, TATSIANA KULAKEVICH, looks at the background to the tensions between Russia and Moldova…
Moldova watching pro-Russia breakaway region for any escalation, says minister
Chisinau, Moldova Reuters Moldova is monitoring its breakaway pro-Russian region of Transdniestria for any sign of escalating tensions following Russia’s invasion of neighbouring Ukraine, Foreign Minister Nicu Popescu said on Tuesday. Transdniestria is a narrow strip of land held by pro-Russian separatists that runs along the east of Moldova and comes to within about 40 […]