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5 things to know about Moldova and Transnistria – and why Russia's war in Ukraine is threatening their security, too

  • Written by Tatsiana Kulakevich, Assistant Professor of Instruction at School of Interdisciplinary Global Studies, Affiliate Professor at the Institute for Russian, European, and Eurasian Studies, University of South Florida
5 things to know about Moldova and Transnistria – and why Russia's war in Ukraine is threatening their security, tooA view of Tiraspol, the self-declared capital of Transnistria in April 2022. Stringer/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images

Tensions continue to mount between Russia and Moldova – a small country bordering on southwestern Ukraine that is seeking European Union membership. Moldova is also home to a breakaway region called Transnistria that has...

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