Transnistria

Kyiv offers energy lifeline and expertise to Moldova amid crisis

Ukraine is ready to supply coal to Moldova and send specialists to help increase the electricity production capacity of the Moldovan hydroelectric power plant (HPP) in the unrecognized Moscow-backed separatist enclave of Transnistria, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said at a joint press briefing with his Moldovan counterpart Maia Sandu on Jan. 26.

27 January 2025, 10:13 AM

Zelenskyy and Sandu express readiness to assist Transnistria with gas supplies after meeting

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met with Moldovan President Maia Sandu in Kyiv on Jan. 25, where they condemned Russia's suspension of gas supplies to Transnistria, according to Ukraine's Presidential Office.

25 January 2025, 09:01 PM

Sandu vows to counter Russian efforts to use Moldova against Ukraine

Moldovan President Maia Sandu promised that Moldova will resist any attempts by Russia to use the country against Ukraine by creating an energy crisis in Transnistria and consolidating its illegal military presence in the region.

25 January 2025, 06:54 PM

Kremlin-backed Transnistria bows to gas supply deal with Chisinau

Transnistria, the unrecognized Moscow-backed separatist enclave known as the Pridnestrovian Moldovan Republic (PMR), has agreed to gas supplies via Moldova, Russia's Kommersant reported on Jan. 20.

20 January 2025, 02:08 PM

Kremlin’s gas gamble: Transnistria left in crisis

Transnistria faces a severe crisis after Ukraine halted Russian gas transit, oil and gas analyst Mikhail Krutikhin told Novaya Gazeta in an interview on Jan. 10.

13 January 2025, 10:06 AM

Ukraine ready to aid Moldova in overcoming energy crisis — Zelenskyy

Ukraine is prepared to assist Moldova in alleviating its current energy crisis, largely engineered by Russia, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Jan. 8.

9 January 2025, 02:09 AM

Gazprom leaves Russian enclave in cold, Moldova braces for impact

Russia's gas giant Gazprom has not reserved any gas transit capacity for the unrecognized Moscow-backed separatist enclave of Transnistria for January 2025, Moldova's Energy Ministry reported on Dec. 17, according to the Interfax-Ukraine news agency.

18 December 2024, 02:17 PM

Moldova declares state of emergency over Russian gas transit threat

The Moldovan parliament voted to declare a state of emergency for 60 days, starting Dec. 16, Reuteres wrote on Dec. 13.

13 December 2024, 07:55 AM

Transnistria declares state of emergency over Russian gas supply risks

On Dec. 9, Vadym Krasnoselsky, leader of unrecognized Transnistria, declared a state of emergency due to risks of halted Russian gas supplies, Moldovan news outlet NewsMaker reported.

10 December 2024, 02:07 PM

Moldova gas supply faces uncertainty after 2025

Russian Gazprom is ready to continue supplying gas to the unrecognized Transnistrian Republic at a rate of 2 billion cubic meters per year even after Jan. 1, 2025, when the transit contract with Ukraine expires.

27 November 2024, 02:01 PM

Ukrainian policeman busted for draft dodgers smuggling in Odesa Oblast

A law enforcement officer smuggling men liable for military service across the state border was detained in Ukraine’s Odesa Oblast, the State Bureau of Investigation (SBI) reported on Telegram on Oct. 25.

25 October 2024, 11:26 AM

DBR charges organizers in lawmaker Dmytruk’s illegal border crossing

Employees of the State Bureau of Investigation (DBR) have charged three individuals with illegally facilitating the escape of a lawmaker suspected of attacking Ukrainian citizens across the state border into the so-called Transnistria, according to a statement on the agency’s website on Sept. 2.

2 September 2024, 11:00 AM

No proposals from Kyiv to resolve Russian-occupied Transnistria conflict, Moldova’s President says

Moldova's President Maia Sandu refuted rumors of alleged proposals received from Ukraine to assist with resolution of the unrecognized Russian-occupied Transnistria conflict in an interview with Russian journalist Yuriy Dud.

7 May 2024, 03:32 PM

Two challenges for Ukraine when it comes to Transnistria – opinion

Moldova is not just a neighbor for us, it is a key state

2 April 2024, 10:15 PM

Chisinau expels Russian diplomat and summons ambassador over sham ‘presidential election’ in Transnistria

Chisinau declared a Russian diplomat persona non grata for holding sham “presidential elections” in unrecognized Transnistria, the Moldovan Foreign Ministry reported on Facebook on March 19.

19 March 2024, 02:27 PM

Russia prints presidential ‘election’ ballots in Transnistria — MD deputy PM

Russia illegally printed ballots for voting in an unrecognized region of Transnistria ahead of the Russian presidential "elections" scheduled for March 15-17, Oleg Serebrian, Moldova’s Deputy Prime Minister said, a European news website Euractiv reported on March 14.

14 March 2024, 04:36 PM

FSB interrogates and recruits Ukrainians in unrecognized Transnistria — NRC

Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB) is recruiting Ukrainians who have illegally crossed the border into the unrecognized region of Transnistria, the National Resistance Center (NRC) reported on Mar. 2.

3 March 2024, 11:10 AM

Zelenskyy and Sandu discuss situation in unrecognized "Transnistria"

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy discussed the situation in the Transnistrian region with his Moldovan counterpart Maia Sandu during the Ukraine-Southeast Europe Summit held on Feb. 28 in Tirana, Albania, the President’s Office reported on its website on the same day.

29 February 2024, 05:37 PM

Ukraine blasts Russia's ‘peacemaker’ facade in Transnistria conflict

Ukraine advocates a peaceful settlement of the Transnistrian conflict with respect for the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Moldova, Ukraine’s Foreign Office stated on Feb. 28.

29 February 2024, 01:55 PM

Russian drones veer off course, targeting Kirovohrad and Odesa, as air defense forces neutralize four in Kirovohrad Oblast

Russians directed the Shahed drones in two unusual directions in their last attack, head of the Joint Coordination Press Center of the Southern Defense Forces Natalia Humeniuk reported on Feb. 27.

27 February 2024, 03:40 PM

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