politics
April 16, 2026
Russia calls for soonest resumption of 5+2 talks on Transnistria
The meetings between Chisinau and Tiraspol’s political representatives in the so-called 1+1 format have proved to be insufficient to reach a solution, Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Galuzin said
TL;DR
- Russia calls for the unconditional and soonest resumption of the 5+2 format talks on Transnistria.
- The 5+2 format (Moldova, Transnistria, OSCE, Russia, Ukraine, with US and EU observers) is the only recognized and effective mechanism.
- The format has been inactive since 2019 due to positions of Chisinau and Kiev.
- Bilateral 1+1 meetings between Chisinau and Tiraspol have been insufficient.
- Russia hopes an upcoming meeting on April 16 will give new impetus to dialogue.
- Transnistria broke away from Moldova in 1990 and experienced a bloody conflict in 1992.
- Russian peacekeepers were introduced after a 1992 ceasefire, and negotiations began thereafter.
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