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Trans-Dniester Region or Transnistria, region in E Moldova, between the Dniester River and the Ukrainian border. The Trans-Dniester Region of Moldova is populated by a Russian and Ukrainian majority that objects to Moldovan-Romanian rapprochement. Armed clashes between Moldovan forces and Trans-Dniester secessionists (mostly Russians and Ukrainians) led to Russian army intervention on the side of the secessionists in the early 1990s, and the proclamation of a Trans-Dniester Republic, with Tiraspol as its capital. The republic has not been internationally recognized. A peace accord with the Moldovan government giving the region greater autonomy was signed in 1997. Beyond the control of any strong national government, the region has become an international transit center for smuggled goods.
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