Transnistria

Moldovan President Maia Sandu was re-elected on 3 November amid accusations of Russian election meddling. Eleanor Knott writes that with parliamentary elections scheduled for next year, the country is braced …

of high schools and technical colleges from Transnistria who completed their education according to …

nearly 90 percent to 10.9 percent 3 excluding Transnistria 4 Depopulation in Moldova: The main challenge …

A narrower-than-expected victory for pro-EU incumbent Maia Sandu chimes with Moldova’s electoral history and complex regional loyalties.

one hand, residents of the breakaway state of Transnistria (which Chișinău has not controlled for over … support of pro-Russian voters; and residents of Transnistria can declare their country to be Moldova. All …

Despite Russia’s hybrid attacks, Moldova narrowly voted in favor of joining the EU. Brussels must now supercharge its support for the resilience and accession efforts of Moldova and other membership-hopefuls …

presence of Russian troops in the breakaway Transnistria since the early 1990s, that fosters a trend …

After stepping back from the presidency to the position of prime minister in order to observe the letter, if not the spirit, of term limits, all the while clearly still …

the breakaway, Russian-backed pseudo-state of Transnistria. In its announcement of sanctions against Chaika … tried to set up a crypto-mining business in Transnistria, while in contact with the FSB’s SOIMS and also …

stability and European integration over the past four years. War in Ukraine and Russian Influence in Transnistria and Gagauzia The war in Ukraine has heightened Moldova’s security concerns and intensified its … Moldova is exacerbated by two regions that pose security and stability challenges: Transnistria and Gagauzia. Transnistria, the pro-Russian breakaway region in eastern Moldova bordering Ukraine, remains a … separatist issue, maintaining a tense status quo. Recently, Moldova introduced tariffs on goods from Transnistria, an unprecedented assertion of economic control that Transnistrian leaders criticized as a “path …

years. War in Ukraine and Russian In�uence in Transnistria and Gagauzia The war in Ukraine has heightened … security and stability challenges: Transnistria and Gagauzia. Transnistria, the pro-Russian breakaway region … Recently, Moldova introduced tari�s on goods from Transnistria, an unprecedented assertion of economic control … the divide by passing a law banning the term “Transnistria,” equating it with terms like “fascism” and … controlling energy supplies from Cuciurgan in Transnistria, which underscored Moldova’s vulnerability. …

Marta Kos is self-employed, working through Kos Consulting and Coaching (2021-present), and a senior advisor at the Brussels consulting firm Kreab. From 2017 to 2021, she was Slovenian Ambassador to …

territorial disputes and frozen conflicts in Transnistria (Moldova), Abkhazia and South Ossetia (Georgia) …

Kaja Kallas served as the prime minister of Estonia from 2021 to 2024. In 2024, she was awarded the Walther Rathenau Prize in recognition of outstanding lifetime achievement in foreign …

of future aggression. Territorial disputes in Transnistria, Abkhazia and South Ossetia will undoubtedly …

Moscow’s approach to Moldova is to play for time and keep the country in geopolitical limbo by stoking internal divisions, stalling reforms, and fueling disenchantment with the pro-European course.

troops stationed in Moldova’s breakaway region of Transnistria to open a new front against Ukraine, destabilizing … of mysterious explosions and drone a�acks in Transnistria.3 �ere were no casualties, and no claims of … eventually reunite with the Russian contingent in Transnistria.5 �at plan never materialized. In the fall of … and reroute remaining Russian deliveries to Transnistria.8 �e la�er was important not only to prevent … conducting international negotiations on behalf of Transnistria to keep Russian gas �owing there a�er the Russia-Ukraine …