The Latest Breaking News from Transnistria

The former deputy prime minister is running for the country’s presidency, writes Kim Sengupta in Chisinau. He knows support from the West against the Kremlin will be vital

On 28 February, the leader of Moldova’s breakaway region of Transnistria, Vadim Krasnoselski, held the Seventh Congress of Deputies to discuss the implications of Moldova’s latest customs duties on Transnistrian businesses. His calls for Russia’s protection in response to Moldova’s “economic strangulation” sparked fear in many international observers of an…

President Emmanuel Macron has stressed France's "unwavering support" for Moldova as tensions mount between Chisinau and pro-Russian separatists. Moldova's pro-EU government fears that the breakaway region of Transnistria, on the border with Ukraine, could become the region's next flashpoint.

Moldovans dismissed talk of tensions on Thursday, a day after pro-Russian rebel officials in the country's breakaway region of Transnistria appealed to Russia for "protection".

US says it is closely watching situation in key region on Ukraine border after officials asked Moscow for help against the government in Moldova

Ukraine’s business how they use cruise missiles, says UK; Moscow warned against interfering in Transnistria after separatist request for ‘protection’

Unrecognised statelet on border with Ukraine asks Moscow for ‘protection’ over so-called ‘economic pressure’

Pro-Russian rebels hint at a referendum, a move Moldova has dismissed as meaningless propaganda.

Pro-Russian rebel officials in Moldova's breakaway region of Transnistria gathered for a rare meeting Wednesday, amid fears the territory could open a new flashpoint in Moscow's conflict with neighbouring Ukraine.