It is often said that Transnistria will be “the next domino” that Moscow will try to knock down, after Crimea and Donbass. However, the famous domino theory has its limits.
Lack of control over its borders and corruption are two of the issues that could complicate Moldova’s bid to join the EU.
A Reaper drone like the one downed over the Black Sea costs about US$56 million, according to the Pentagon.
EPA-EFE/Airman 1st Class William Rio Rosado
A selection of our coverage of the conflict over the past fortnight.
Marina Tauber, vice-president of Moldova’s Russia-friendly Shor Party, leads a demonstration in the capital, Chisinau, against the pro-western government and low living standards.
AP Photo/Aurel Obreja)
Military tensions and political concern are heating up in Transnistria, a breakaway state of Moldova that borders Ukraine. An Eastern European expert answers four key questions about this region.
Stage two: the Russian president, Vladimir Putin, meeting with defence minister Sergei Shoigu in the Kremlin, April 2022.
Kremlin Photo Pool
With the failure of talks, a Russian incursion into Ukraine has become more likely. But any invasion would face fierce resistance.
Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelensky, visiting troops on the frontline with pro-Russian separatists in the Donbas region.
EPA-EFE/Presidential press service handout
When the Soviet Union collapsed in December 1991, Russia formed a bloc with Ukraine and Belarus. The region is now at the centre of escalating tensions between Russia and the west.
Sovereign state: the newly opened Moldovan Parliament.
EPA/Dumitru Doru
NATO foreign ministers have agreed to suspend all cooperation with Russia and bolster their defence posture in the Baltic states and Poland. This move reflects the continuing perception of a Russian threat…
Associate Professor of Instruction in the School of Interdisciplinary Global Studies, Affiliate Professor at the Institute for Russian, European, and Eurasian Studies, University of South Florida