Transnistrian Conflict
Moldovan premier and EUBAM officials discuss Transnistrian conflict
On Friday, Feb. 12, Prime Minister Vlad Filat has had a meeting with officials of the EU Border Assistance Mission to Moldova and Ukraine (EUBAM), the government's press service has said. Participating in the meeting were the new-appointed EUBAM head...
Transnistrian separatists refuse to recognize peacekeeping body's decisions
Representatives of the Transnistrian customs body have said that the body's subdivisions, which had been illegally set in the security zone, do not recognize the documents concerning the rights and operation of the peacekeeping forces and will continue...
Transnistrian separatists release four Moldovans, detain other three
Four young men from the village of Oxentea (Dubasari), who were detained a couple of weeks ago by Transnistrian border guards for allegedly crossing into the breakaway republic, have been released. The separatists have also accused the men of illegally...
Four young Moldovan men detained by Transnistria still being held
Four young Moldovan men who were detained by Transnistrian forces at the end of January are still being held by the separatists. Their parents have complained that security forces in the breakaway region are asking for huge sums of money to release the...
U.S. Ambassador reassures Moldova over missile shield plans
The U.S. ambassador to Moldova said today that a planned antimissile shield in neighboring Romania would only enhance the region's security and have absolutely no negative impact on Moldova, RFE/RL's Moldovan Service reports. Ambassador Asif J. Chaudhry...
Democracy is real winner of Ukrainian election
By Brian Whitmore Reports of the death of the Orange Revolution have been greatly exaggerated. At first glance, the all-but-final victory of pro-Moscow opposition leader Viktor Yanukovych over Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko in Ukraine's presidential...
Conflict zones in Georgia and Moldova - springboard for Russia's intelligence activities
Conflict Zones such as Transnistrian or occupied regions of Georgia are indispensable for the security services of Russia as a springboard for conducting intelligence activities and for implementation of various special operations, including subversive...
Transnistria rejects higher status for EU and US during negotiation
Transnistrian "Foreign Affairs Minister" Vladimir Yastrebchak was quoted as saying by Olvia Press (the official news agency of the separatist republic) that he rejects changing the observer status of the United States and the European Union...
Viktor Yanukovich: Importance of GUAM has been lost
Viktor Yanukovich, one of the two contenders to the presidential seat in Ukraine, told the press yesterday that GUAM, a regional organization made up of Georgia, Ukraine, Azerbaijan, and Moldova, "has lost its importance in a sense." Mr. Yanukovich...
Moldovan NGO: Ukraine-Russia spy scandal bad sign for Transnistria
A Moldovan NGO says a spy row between Ukraine and Russia shows that Moscow's peacekeepers in Moldova's separatist Transdniester region "have other duties" than keeping the peace, RFE/RL's Moldovan Service reports. Ukraine's intelligence service...
