The breakaway republic of Transnistria has been plunged into an energy crisis following the end of Ukrainian transit of Russian gas. If it is Kyiv and not Moscow that comes to the unrecognized statelet’s aid, Russia risks losing any remaining influence in the region.

Moscow will consider any provocations against Russian peacekeepers and citizens in Transnistria is an attack on Russia.

More and more people are asking Ukraine to drop its defense and sit at the negotiation table with Russia. What exactly a deal would involve is largely left unsaid. But it would clearly involve freezing the conflict, resigning Ukraine’s occupied territory to Russia in exchange for an end to the fighting.

Politicians in Moldova’s Kremlin-backed breakaway region of Transnistria have appealed to Russian President Vladimir Putin to “protect” it against “pressure” from Chișinău.

A newly-published book explores the circumstances around the violence that accompanied Transnistria’s de facto secession from Moldova. Three decades later, finding new answers to old conundrums is key to preventing ongoing tensions from escalating.

Some of the people who were forced to leave Ukraine after the Russian invasion have fled to Transnistria. Why are Ukrainians seeking sanctuary in a de facto state that receives financial and military support from Russia, and what is their status there?

A large share of Transnistria’s economy, including most of its budget, depends on a structural subsidy it receives from Russia in the form of free gas. As Ukraine has promised to stop all Russian pipelines going through its territory by the end of 2024, how will Transnistria cope?

From powderkeg to “psy-ops” – the story of a Cold War ammunition depot in a small village in Transnistria that became a focus of international intrigue.

Moldova raises concerns over suspected destabilisation campaign in Russia-backed breakaway region.

We traveled inside Transnistria, a Moscow-backed breakaway state in Moldova, to find out how Russia’s disinformation campaign stretches beyond its borders.

A young activist who documented the dire conditions in the Transnistrian army found herself in Ukraine in the wake of Russia’s invasion.

Three decades later, and with war raging in neighbouring Ukraine, it’s worth remembering the sparks that ignited the conflict over Transnistria.

Moldovans fear that Transnistria, a region run by Russia-backed separatists in eastern Moldova, might be the next target after Ukraine.

There have been no air raid sirens in Moldova, no explosions and no casualties, but already some of the turbulence and anxiety of war is starting to build.

What are the motives and instruments that both EU and Russia exploit in their power projections towards Transnistria? And how do de facto state authorities tackle possible tensions emerging from externally imposed choices? A research paper by Eiki Berg and Kristel Vits of the University of Tartu (Estonia).

The young are fast abandoning Moldova’s breakaway region – whose glory days in the old Soviet Union ended long ago, and which now has little to offer.

Despite 27 years of frozen conflict, the two states do have one thing in common — a shared football league. How has this strange example of co-operation across disputed borders survived for so long?

The Sheriff Stadium complex was completed in 2002 at a cost of around $200 million. The infrastructure of the club has expanded such as to make a sham of Moldovan league football, and the club’s business model operates on an entirely different level to anything dreamed of by Sheriff’s rivals.

Russian gas supplies are keeping down electricity prices in breakaway Transnistria, making the rebel Moldovan region an attractive location for cryptomining.

Photographer Anton Polyakov’s Instagram account, @visual_anthropology_of_moldova pulls back the layers of cultural heritage in Moldova, presenting Soviet propaganda alongside hand-carved crucifixes and traditional peasant houses.

Each currency deserves its own symbol. The euro has one, the Yen and the Dollar as well. Here is a link to download the symbol of the Transnistrian ruble.

Book- and soundproject on Transnistria by Austrian artist group Kollectiv Fischka.