Transnistria: not Russia's stronghold, but a republic of pragmatic oligarchs

Transnistria, the separatist republic within Moldova, is often seen in Poland as simply a Russian bridgehead — but this perception is based on an outdated picture from 20 or more years ago. In reality, local oligarchic elites navigate pragmatically between Russia, Ukraine and the EU according to their economic interests. The analysis argues the region is far more complex than the Russian-proxy stereotype suggests.

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