Transnistran president Shevchuk says he wants a ‘‘civilised divorce’‘ with Moldova

Recent events in Ukraine, notably Russia’s annexation of Crimea, have reopened questions about the future of Transnistria.

The tiny pro-Russian region, which is home to about half a million people, broke away from Moldova in 1992 after a short but bloody civil war.

euronews journalist Hans von der Brelie spoke to Transnistria’s president Yevgeny Shevchuk in Tiraspol about where he believes the region’s future lies.

euronews: ‘‘Mr Shevchuk, on the wall over there is a photo of President Putin and behind me there’s a painting of the Kremlin: Are we on Russian or Moldovan soil?’‘

president Yevgeny Shevchuk:
‘‘We are on Transnistrian territory… and there is also the photograph of the Russian patriarch.’‘

http://www.euronews.com/2014/06/07/interview-transnistran-president-shevchuk-says-he-wants-a-civilised-divorce-/