Witness History
Witness History
The war in Transnistria
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May 13, 2022
9 minutes
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With speculation mounting that President Putin might mount an attack on Moldova, we're going back to the early 1990s and a war between the Moldovans and Russian-backed separatists in the disputed region of Transnistria. Several hundred people died in a conflict which ended in a stalemate in 1992. Matt Pintus speaks to former journalist and Moldovan defence minister, Viorel Cibotaru.
PHOTO: Russian-speaking Transnistrian fighters during the war (Getty Images)