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Soaring statues of Lenin, postcards of Putin, and a tourist-filled T-34 tank: it’s a trifecta you’ll only find in Europe’s most notorious breakaway state. Officially known as the Pridnestrovin ...
News Moldavia » Transnistria » Travel: How events in Moldova’s breakaway Transnistria region raised fears of Russian interference
Since Russia invaded Ukraine two years ago, fears have risen in neighboring Moldova that it could also be in Moscow’s crosshairs. Like Ukraine, Moldova is a former Soviet republic that has aligned ...
News Moldavia » Transnistria » Travel: In Moldova’s Breakaway Transnistria Region, Life is Bittersweet
A Dutch photographer looks past the stereotypes to portray life in Transnistria as hard – but also full of human warmth. In 2018, Paul Van der Stap started to visit Transnistria, a narrow strip of ...
News Moldavia » Transnistria » Travel: Ukraine's halt of Russian gas to Europe throws breakaway Moldovan region into crisis mode
Moldova's breakaway region of Transnistria has been thrust into a profound energy crisis following the termination of a five-year gas transit agreement between Russia and Ukraine. Alongside Slovakia ...
News Moldavia » Transnistria » Travel: Breakaway Moldovan Region Transnistria Bans Use of Name ‘Transnistria’
Separatist region's parliament outlawed use of term 'Transnistria', saying it had 'fascist' connotations, insisting on the Russian name 'Pridnestrovie'. Transnistria troops at a parade during an ...
News Moldavia » Transnistria » Travel: How events in Moldova's breakaway Transnistria region raised fears of Russian interference
Since Russia invaded Ukraine two years ago, fears have risen in neighboring Moldova that it could also be in Moscow’s crosshairs. Like Ukraine, Moldova is a former Soviet republic that has aligned ...