Decoding Conflicts — Season 1, Episode 2: Transnistria: Powder Keg in Eastern Europe
Documentary • 27 min • 1 season, 3 episodes
Episode synopsis
Transnistria is a breakaway region of Moldova on the border with Ukraine - effectively a state within a state, with close links to Russia. The small territory lived off free gas from Moscow years, but mainly exports to the EU. Transnistria has been in an energy crisis since 2025 - and has become a pawn in global geopolitics.
About Decoding Conflicts
Whether over land, religion, resources, or drug trafficking, conflict characterises our world. Decoding Conflicts explains what is behind them, how people are affected and what we need to know about them.