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Moldova rejects Russian citizenship move in Transdniestria

May 18, 2026 11:08 am

source: reuters

Moldovan leaders denounced as a threat Russian President Vladimir Putin’s offer of simplified Russian citizenship for the country’s pro-Russian Transdniestria separatist enclave and contemplated ​measures to counteract it.

Transdniestria broke from Moldova in 1990 when it was ‌still a Soviet republic and, despite a brief conflict two years later, has since existed largely in peace alongside the country.

Moldovan leaders denounced as a threat Russian President Vladimir Putin’s offer of simplified Russian citizenship for the country’s pro-Russian Transdniestria separatist enclave and contemplated ​measures to counteract it.

Transdniestria broke from Moldova in 1990 when it was ‌still a Soviet republic and, despite a brief conflict two years later, has since existed largely in peace alongside the country.

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