Transnistria, Moscow’s most entrenched outpost in Moldova, is now facing an existential crisis. Euronews reported that the breakaway region has entered a “severe financial crisis”, with its leadership admitting it can no longer cover “essential payments, including salaries.” This marks a dramatic unraveling of one of Russia’s longest-standing satellite regions. Since the 1992 war with Moldova, Transnistria has been effectively occupied by Russia.