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Transnistria, a powder keg anchored in the Soviet era
Unrest in this separatist region of Moldova, which lies on the border with Ukraine and contains a large weapons arsenal, could amplify instability in Europe
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The war in Ukraine, as seen through the eyes of a 10-year-old
Children are being forced into exile with their mothers, leaving behind their country, homes, schools and lives due to a conflict that they don’t understand
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Ukrainians fleeing to Romania: ‘We thought the media was exaggerating and now we’re refugees’
Tens of thousands of women and children in Ukraine have traveled to the neighboring country, as the border crossing to Poland becomes overwhelmed by the crisis sparked by the Russian offensive
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Ukrainian exodus could be Europe’s biggest refugee crisis since World War II
Thousands are crossing into Romania every day through the border post in Siret, where emergency workers are greeting exhausted people with hot food and water
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