Transnistria

Transnistria, also known as Trans-Dniester or Transdniestria (see section "Names" for more) is a disputed region in Eastern Europe, located mostly in a strip between the Dniester River and Ukraine. Since its declaration of independence in 1990, and especially after the War of Transnistria in 1992, it is governed by the unrecognized Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic (PMR), which claims the left bank of the river Dniester and the city of Bender wit... more

Transnistria, also known as Trans-Dniester or Transdniestria (see section "Names" for more) is a disputed region in Eastern Europe, located mostly in a strip between the Dniester River and Ukraine. Since its declaration of independence in 1990, and especially after the War of Transnistria in 1992, it is governed by the unrecognized Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic (PMR), which claims the left bank of the river Dniester and the city of Bender within the former Moldavian SSR. The modern Republic of Moldova does not recognize the secession and considers territories controlled by the PMR to be a part of Moldova's sovereign territory. After the dissolution of the USSR, tensions between the Moldovan government and the breakaway PMR escalated into a military conflict that started in March 1992 and was concluded by a ceasefire in July 1992. As part of that agreement, a three-party (Russia, Moldova, Transnistria) Joint Control Commission supervises the security arrangements in the... less