How Transnistria, a Russian-backed region in Moldova, is getting pulled into the war in Ukraine. A series of unexplained explosions have occurred in parts of Transnistria, a breakaway territory ...

A series of unexplained explosions have occurred in parts of Transnistria, a breakaway territory within Moldova that has housed Russian troops for decades, sparking fears that Moscow’s war could ...

Transnistria broke away from Moldova during the collapse of the Soviet Union in the early 1990s, and the region is home to people who are linked almost equally to Russia, Romania and Moldova.

Transnistria hasn’t seen fighting since the end of a separatist war in 1992. But explosions in the past two days have raised concerns that Russia’s war in Ukraine could extend there.

But besides ideology, expanding the war into Transnistria would potentially be a strategic move that could bring Moscow closer to the victory in Ukraine it has been seeking for weeks.

The blasts in Transnistria, a region bordering Ukraine that is run by Russia-backed separatists, have fueled talk of Moldova being dragged into the war. By Monika Pronczuk BRUSSELS — A series of ...

But the war raging in Ukraine and its outcome will likely upend the status quo Transnistria’s some 300,000 residents have grown accustomed to, potentially providing an opportunity to resolve a ...

There is growing concern that Moldova and Transnistria could be dragged into Russia’s war against Ukraine. Both Transnistria and Moldova are directly west of Ukraine. Transnistria, a small ...

But the war, while absent in Transnistria's public spaces — if not its television, which is flooded with propaganda directly from Moscow — is just behind the facade.

Although Transnistria’s independence isn’t recognized by any U.N. member countries, including Russia, the Kremlin-friendly territory has become a source of tension during the war, especially ...

A series of unexplained explosions have occurred in parts of Transnistria, a breakaway territory within Moldova that has housed Russian troops for decades, sparking fears that Moscow's war could ...