Will Russia repeat the Crimean scenario with Transnistria after its request for assistance?. Moscow does not officially recognize the independence of the region, but it maintains special relations with it in the political, military, cultural and economic fields.
As for Moldova, along with the European Union, it considers the region part of its territory, and it falls under “Russian occupation” The history of the armed conflict between Moldova and Transnistsria dates back to the events of the late 1980s.