When Moldova became independent the following year, Russia quickly inserted itself as a so-called “peacekeeping force” in Transnistria, sending troops in to back pro-Moscow separatists there.

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.

The NATO representative stressed that Russia has been actively working to undermine Moldova’s democratic institutions during ...

By halting natural gas supplies to Moldova on Jan. 1, Russia created an unprecedented economic crisis in the Russian-occupied part of the country — Transnistria.

Moldova officially began its first gas deliveries to Transnistria on loan. The supplies started on the morning of February 1, ...

Transnistria contains most of Moldova's industrial infrastructure, but its economic potential is limited by its international isolation. It has its own currency, constitution, ...

For now, the most acute effects are being felt in a region called Transnistria, on the eastern edge of Moldova. World. Here's what's behind Russia cutting off its last gas line to Europe.

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 ...

The head of Moldova’s breakaway region Transnistria has urged residents to burn firewood for heating and warned that blackouts cannot be avoided, after Moscow stopped supplying gas via Ukraine.

With nearly 34% of Moldovans in poverty and a critical election looming, concerns are rising over Moldova's ability to ...

"Who is behind those attacks is clear to all of us here," European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said.

Transnistria – a pro-Russian breakaway territory on the Ukrainian border – split from the rest of Moldova after the fall of the Soviet Union in 1991. It had been receiving Russian gas via ...