Breakaway region relies on Kremlin for 70% of its budget and motherland’s economic woes have left residents feeling the pinch, reports Eurasianet.orgFifty-eight-year-old Veronica Zinici, a pensioner from the rebel republic of Transnistria, recently traveled to the Moldovan capital Chișinău for medical treatment. She also brought with her a tale of hardship. Related: Inside Transnistria, the breakaway nation loyal to Russia – in pictures Related: Russia’s rouble crisis poses threat to nine countries relying on remittances … …read more
Source: The Guardian
