Transnistria

Transnistria, officially the Republic of Moldavia (PMR), is an unrecognized secessionist country located on the narrow land between the Dniester River and the border between Moldova and Ukraine, and is part of Moldova. Is internationally recognized as. The largest city in its capital is Tiraspol. Transnistria is only recognized by three unrecognized or partially recognized secession countries: Abkhazia, Alzaf and South Ossetia. Transnistria is designated by the Republic of Moldova as an administrative area unit along the Dniester River (Roman alphabet: Unitățile Administrativ-Teritorialed instînga Nistrului) or Stînga Nistrului (“Dnister River Left Bank”) on the left bank of Dniester.

The origin of this region can be traced back to the Moldavian Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic, which was formed within the SSR of Ukraine in 1924. During World War II, the Soviet Union took over the disbanded Moldavian ASSR and part of Bessarabia in the Kingdom of Romania, forming the Moldavian Soviet Socialist Republic in 1940. The current history of the region dates back to 1990 in the midst of the collapse. The Soviet Union, Moldavian When the Moldavian Soviet Socialist Republic was established, the latter occurred in August 1991, hoping to stay within the Soviet Union if Moldova sought unity or independence with Romania. did. It ended in March 1992 with a suspension in July of the same year.

As part of that agreement, a joint management committee of the three parties (Russia, Moldova and Transnistria) oversees the security system of the demilitarized zone, which consists of 20 areas on either side of the river. Although the ceasefire continued, the political status of the territory remains unresolved. Transnistria is an unrecognized but virtually independent semi-presidential republic with its own government, parliament, army, police, postal system, currency, and vehicle registration. Its authorities have adopted the Constitution, flags, national anthems, and coats of arms. After the 2005 agreement between Moldova and Ukraine, all Transnistrian companies seeking to export goods across the Ukrainian border must be registered with the Moldovan authorities. The agreement came into force in 2005 after the European Union Border Assistance Mission (EUBAM) to Moldova and Ukraine came into force. Most transnistrians have Moldovan citizenship, but many also have Russian, Romanian, or Ukrainian citizenship. The main ethnic groups are Russians, Moldovans and Ukrainians.

Transnistria, along with Abkhazia, South Ossetia and Artsakh, is a post-Soviet "frozen conflict" zone. These four partially recognized states maintain friendly relations with each other and form a community for democracy and ethnic rights.