Vladimir Voronin, the Communist President of Moldova, is thrilled with joy. (Photo: Official Moldovan government portrait)

Vladimir Voronin, the Communist President of Moldova, is thrilled with joy. (Photo: Official Moldovan government portrait)

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Vladimir Voronin: "I can no longer hide my optimism"While Moldova's President Vladimir Voronin blackmails Russia with the threat of NATO membership, he also says he is ready to trade his country's potential NATO membership in return for Russia's backing of what he calls the "re-integration" of Moldova and Pridnestrovie. In this interview, he furthermore declares a need to "express optimism which I can no longer hide." [more]

<h1>Vladimir Voronin, the Communist President of Moldova, is thrilled with joy. (Photo: Official Moldovan government portrait)</h1> Pridnestrovie or Transnistria is the name for the left bank of the Moldavian Dniester River / Dniestr River, or Dnestr (Nistru). <a href="http://www.visitpmr.com/">Vladimir Voronin, the Communist President of Moldova, is thrilled with joy. (Photo: Official Moldovan government portrait)</a> which is independent although Moldavia considers it part of Moldova and a Moldovan breakaway region or separatist republic of Moldova. <p> <h2>Tiraspol Times Transnistria news and Transdniester newspaper from PMR Pridnestrovie and Moldova:</h2> It is called Transdniester, Transdniestr or Trans-Dniestria and its breakaway regime in separatist Transnistria became independent from Moldova in 1990 and is today separate de facto state. Large cities and towns include Tiraspol Dubossary Rybnitsa Bender or Bendery with Tighina as well as Grigoriopol, Kamenka / Camenca and Slobozya. The main political leaders are Yevgeny Shevchuk and president Igor Smirnov. <p> <a href=" http://pridnestrovie.net/">Pridnestrovie Transnistria</a> <a href="http://www.pridnestrovie.net/index.html">Transdnistria between Moldova (Moldova Republic or Moldovan republic) and Ukraine</a> <a href="http://www.tiraspoltimes.com/index.php">Tiraspol Transdniestr (or Trans-Dnistria)</a> <a href="http://www.pridnestrovie.net/aboutus.html">About Pridnestrovie breakaway republic</a> <a href="links.html">Links to Transnistria's government</a> <a href="http://www.pridnestrovie.net/image">Photos and images from Transdniestria</a>