On this trip, Eric and Thomas head to a country in Eastern Europe that doesn't exist that calls itself Transnistria..

I set out on an unforgettable journey across Eastern Europe - from the castles of Romania to the quiet streets of Moldova, the frozen-in-time world of Transnistria, and the resilience of Ukraine. This ...

Tuesday Map: Don’t cry for me, Transnistria While Kosovo, Chechnya, and Georgia’s breakaway provinces get all the press, you might be wondering if there are any other post-Soviet regional ...

In the Kyiv Post newsroom, Iurii Briceag – a soldier, intelligence officer and politician – calmly opens up a map to demonstrate his concerns. “If Ukraine weakens,” he says, “Russian troops from ...

Transnistria, an unrecognized breakaway region between Moldova and Ukraine, operates autonomously with its own government, currency, and military. Despite its political ambiguity, it maintains its ...

Transnistria: You are unlikely to find the Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic, better known as Transnistria, on a map of Europe.

Transnistria, Latin for "beyond the Dniester River," has a population size of around 400,000 and has been controlled by pro-Russian separatists since 1992, though it remains part of Moldova.

Transnistria’s media outlets, echoing Russian talking points, blame Ukraine, the United States and Moldova’s government for the gas cutoff. Whispers that President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia ...

In the early weeks of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Transnistria – a de facto independent territory within Moldova’s borders with strong ties to Moscow – emerged in media reports as a potential ...

As a result, Transnistria remains a "country that doesn't exist" on official maps, sustained largely by Russian support, and existing in a unique cultural and political gray area.